The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has reported a vandalism incident that occurred on Saturday resulting in significant disruption to power supply in Yobe and Borno States.
Vandals attacked tower No. T372, part of the Gombe-Damaturu-Maiduguri 330kV transmission line, cutting off all four tower footings and causing its collapse. This led to a total power outage in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, and extended as far as Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
In response, TCN engineers are working to restore power through alternative means. Damaturu is being temporarily supplied via a 33kV line from Potiskum, while Maiduguri is receiving power from the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant. Efforts to dismantle and reconstruct the collapsed tower have already begun.
TCN condemned the ongoing attacks on critical national infrastructure and urged citizens to be vigilant in protecting public assets. They also encouraged people to report any suspicious activities to authorities. The company assured that they are committed to restoring bulk power as quickly as possible.
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria is a federal government owned electric utility company in Nigeria established in 2005. It is headquartered in the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. It is a member of the West African Power Pool, an agency committed to improving energy flow across ECOWAS member states through joint financing between member countries for better sustainability of power projects within the region.
It is in furtherance of this collective objective that the TCN provides bulk power supplies to countries like Republic of Niger, Republic of Benin and Togo.
The transmission company is one of the key entities in delivering electricity to the end user, the electricity consumer in Nigeria and its neighbors. And Nigeria over the years has sought to unbundle the complications in the chain of electricity delivery thereby leading to various levels of the chain allotted to private companies namely; generation, transmission and distribution.
Transmission company of Nigeria became duly incorporated in 2005 and was granted operating license by the main electricity regulating body. TCN’s licensed activities include electricity transmission, system operation and electricity trading.
TCN is responsible for evacuating electric power generated by the electricity generating companies, GenCos, and wheeling it to distribution companies, DisCos. It provides the vital transmission infrastructure between the GenCos and the DisCos’ Feeder Sub-stations. The approved license was granted for two tiers which were transmission service provision and independent system operation.
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