TCN announces power disruption in five states, Niger Republic

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a temporary power disruption in parts of Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi and Yobe states, as well as Gazaoua in the Niger Republic, due to scheduled maintenance at its Kumbotso 330-kilovolt transmission substation.

TCN disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, stating that the maintenance exercise is scheduled to take place on Sunday.

According to the company, the planned outage will enable its contractor to continue the ongoing upgrade of the 330kV Bus II jumpers and replace existing 350mm² conductors with higher-capacity 800mm² conductors to strengthen the national transmission network and improve power reliability.

The maintenance work will temporarily affect electricity supply to customers served by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), parts of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), and the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC).

“As a result, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and some part of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) and Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) will be unable to off-take power for distribution to their customers in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, as well as Azare in Bauchi State, Nguru in Yobe State, and also Gazaoua in the Niger Republic,” the statement read.

TCN explained that the upgrade forms part of efforts to reinforce the transmission infrastructure and enhance the reliability and stability of electricity supply across the affected areas.