The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that it has restored electricity to several northern regions, including Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe states.
This disclosure was made in a statement by the spokesperson of the transmission company, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Wednesday.
The restoration comes after nine days of total blackout in the northwest, northeast, and parts of north-central Nigeria, which sparked public outrage and led the federal government to deploy armed forces to protect the engineers.
The blackout was caused by the vandalization of a TCN transmission line in the region.
What TCN is Saying
Speaking on the latest development, Mbah said:
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored bulk power supply through its 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1 as of 4:56 pm today, following the completion of repairs on the vandalized section of the line.
“With the restoration of this line, the Apir-Lafia 330kV transmission line 2 is now operational, also, bulk power transmission has been restored to Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, & Gombe States.
“As restoration efforts continue, with the TCN engineering team preparing to commence work on the second 330kV transmission line. All necessary materials for the repairs are on hand, and work will begin as soon as the site is secured for the safety of our personnel to the affected sections of the vandalized 330kV transmission line two.
“In the meantime, teams of linesmen will re-patrol the 330kV line 2 to ensure that no other sections are impacted as the repair works progress.”
