Urgent TCN Maintenance to Disrupt Power Supply in Parts of Abuja

By Stella Odueme 

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that electricity supply will be temporarily disrupted in several parts of Abuja on Wednesday following an urgent maintenance exercise at its 330/132kV Gwagwalada Transmission Substation.

According to a statement signed it's Management on Wednesday, the maintenance, scheduled to hold from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will affect customers served by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in Aso Villa, Asokoro, African Medical Center, Kabusa, EFAB Estate, Apo Resettlement, Zone E Extension, Trademoore and adjoining areas.

TCN said the three-hour maintenance exercise is required to enable its technical crew carry out urgent work on the 33kV 6MVA earthing reactor at the Gwagwalada Transmission Substation.

As a result, AEDC will be unable to off-take electricity from the transmission network for onward distribution to customers in the affected locations during the maintenance period.

The temporary outage is expected to impact homes, businesses, healthcare facilities and other electricity consumers within the affected areas.

In the statement signed by Management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN apologised to customers for the inconvenience the interruption may cause.

The company assured that the exercise was necessary to ensure the continued reliability and efficient operation of the transmission infrastructure.