The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says parts of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, will experience a six-hour blackout on Saturday.
In a statement issued by Ndidi Mbah, TCN spokesperson, the commission there would be a planned routine maintenance on its 132kV line 1 at both Gwagwalada and Apo transmission substations.
Mbah listed areas that would experience power interruption as Lokogoma, Kabusa Garden, TradeMore, Pyakasa, Aherita, Chika, Games Village, Stadium, Wuye, Utako, Life Camp, and Idu.
The TCN spokesperson added that there will also be power interruption at the 132/33kV Kukwaba transmission substation.
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He said the maintenance will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Power supply will be restored as soon as the maintenance work is completed as indicated,” the statement added.
In December 2023, TCN said its Gwagwalada-Kukwaba-Apo 132 kilovolts (KV) transmission line 1 had been vandalised.
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The commission said investigations revealed a vandalised portion on the line route between Tower 23 and Tower 25. The vandals had also carted away conductors, causing power outage at Kukwaba transmission substation.
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