By Stella Odueme
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced plans to carry out emergency repairs on its Apo–Karu 132kV transmission line following a fault that disrupted electricity supply to the Karu Transmission Substation.
The transmission line tripped at 5:31 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026, leading to a loss of power supply to the substation.
TCN in a statement on disclosed that its engineers identified a cut jumper on the yellow phase at Tower T2 during a physical inspection of the affected line.
According to the company, its maintenance crew is scheduled to undertake urgent repair work on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, to restore the line to service.
The disruption has affected the ability of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to supply electricity to customers in Karu, Nyanya, Kugbo, Jikwoyi, Kurudu, Orozo, Karshi, Mararaba and adjoining communities.
TCN apologised to affected electricity consumers for the inconvenience caused by the outage, assuring that efforts would be made to restore the transmission line.