Power outage in Abuja as vandals attack 132kV transmission line and underground cables

Transmission Company of Nigeria
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By Oke Peter

The Transmission Company of Nigeria wishes to inform the public that its 132kV transmission line and underground cables taking power to Central Area and environs in Abuja have been vandalised, causing power outage.

The vandalised 132kV underground cable transports bulk electricity to TCN’s 132kV Central Area Transmission Substation, which then supplies power through 8No. distribution feeders to AEDC for onward supply to its customers in Central Area and environs.

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The incident, which was carried out around the Millennium Park axis of Abuja, has affected over 60% of the power supply to Abuja as the vandals carted away 40 meters of 1x500mm² XLPE conductors on the 2 numbers 132kV transmission lines

Consequently, areas experiencing power outage include Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Life Camp, Asokoro, Utako and Mabushi.

TCN engineers have already been mobilized to the site of the incident to repair the vandalised cables.

The Company enjoined Nigerians to be vigilant in observing and reporting suspicious activities to security operatives. “We must work together to protect our transmission equipment and installations. This is very crucial to the development of the nation’s power sector.”


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