Elements of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, are experiencing blackout and drop in energy provide on Wednesday over the vandalization of Transmission Firm of Nigeria’s tower 70 alongside the 33kV Gwagwalada-Katampe line.
Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s Basic Supervisor of Public Affairs, confirmed this in an announcement on Wednesday.
Based on her, the corporate’s tower was vandalized round 11:32 pm on Monday.
She added that the incident had decreased bulk energy provide flexibility and the facility quantity into Abuja by 250MW.
“The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that Tower 70 alongside its 330kV Gwagwalada -Katampe Transmission line has been vandalized, with the tower standing precariously on the bottom.
“The unhappy incident occurred on the twenty sixth of February, 2024, at about 11.32 pm. On the time, the Gwagwalada – Katampe Transmission line tripped at Gwagwalada Transmission Substation and trial reclosure by TCN Operators failed, necessitating a bodily patrol of the road.
“The TCN strains and patrol group found that the 4 (4) tower footings of Tower 70 had been vandalized, destroying the tower legs and inflicting the tower to face on the bottom, supported by conductors.
“The incident has decreased bulk energy provide flexibility and the amount of energy into Abuja by 250MW.
“In the meantime, TCN has mobilized to the location of the incident and has commenced an emergency restore of the broken tower and its related tools.
“We reiterate the necessity for vigilance within the struggle towards vandalism of energy tools. It is crucial that we report suspicious actions round all energy tools to safety operatives or the closest TCN places of work nationwide”, it acknowledged.
reporter recollects that since December, energy provide in Nigeria has dropped nationwide.
The Minister of Energy, Adebayo Adelabu, had attributed the drop in energy provide to fuel constraints.
In the meantime, efforts to resolve the problem, together with establishing a committee, have but to yield outcomes.
