The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says work is ongoing to re-erect three towers that collapsed along the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
According to TCN the collapse occurred as a result of heavy wind that felled the towers at approximately 5:35 pm on Wednesday May 7, 2025.
In a statement issued and signed by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs Ndidi Mbah, in Abuja said that the company mobilised three separate contractors to the site, with each assigned to handle the reconstruction of one tower.
“This strategic deployment she said aims to accelerate the restoration process and minimize downtime on the line.”
“In the meantime, efforts have been made to cushion the impact of the disruption in bulk power supply to Kaduna DisCo, which affects some of its customers.”
She said ‘Sokoto and Birnin Kenbi are currently receiving between 6 MW and 7 MW of bulk electricity from the Mando Transmission substation via the 132kV Mando-Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Talata Mafara-Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi line.”
“TCN appreciates the patience and understanding of the affected communities as contractors work assiduously with our supervising engineers to rebuild the towers and restring the 330kV transmission line”
She added that they regret the inconvenience caused by the tower collapse and are committed to restoring full supply as quickly as possible.
Lateefah Ibrahim
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