The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a five-hour annual preventive maintenance exercise at its Bida 132/33kV Transmission Substation in Niger State.
In a statement signed by Management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday, the company said the maintenance was scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, from 8am to 1pm.
According to the statement, the exercise would enable TCN’s maintenance crew to carry out preventive maintenance on a 60MVA 132/33kV transformer and associated switchgear at the substation.
The company explained that the maintenance would affect electricity supply to customers in Bida Town, Army Barracks, Agaie, Doko, Baro, Zago, Emi Rani, Bussu, Laugba Goshigi, Lafiyagi Essa, Amgulu, Mansantali, Agaie Town, Low Cost, Masaga, and surrounding villages.
TCN said the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) would be unable to off-take electricity to customers in the affected areas during the maintenance period.
The company assured electricity consumers that power supply would be restored to the affected locations upon completion of the exercise.
TCN apologised to electricity customers in the affected areas for the inconvenience the planned maintenance would cause.