The national grid, on its verified social media
account, X (formerly Twitter) confirmed that seven of the nation’s eleven
electricity distribution companies had zero load allocation.
Only Benin DisCo (70 MW), Ibadan DisCo (60 MW),
Ikeja DisCo (30 MW) and Eko DisCo (20 MW) had minimal supply as of 10.16 a.m.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria had, on Friday,
announced that two towers along its 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna transmission lines one
and two have been vandalized, damaging parts of both transmission lines.
According to reports from the Shiroro Regional
office of TCN, the 330kV transmission line one tripped first, followed shortly
by the second.
Efforts were still ongoing to reclose the first
line, prompting the urgent mobilization of local vigilantes to patrol the
lines.
This led to the discovery of two damaged towers –
towers T133 and tower T 136 – with their cables badly damaged at several
points.
It stated that arrangements were in top gear to
deploy the newly procured “emergency restoration system” to the site, pending
the reconstruction of the damaged towers.
“TCN has also conducted an aerial survey in
collaboration with security operatives, given the area’s vulnerability to
banditry, which poses a significant threat to both TCN installations and
personnel.
“In the interim, our engineers have implemented a
temporary measure to supply bulk power to the Kaduna and Kano regions via the
330kV Kaduna-Jos transmission line.
“The vandalized Shiroro-Kaduna 330kV lines 1&2
are vital lines through which bulk power is transmitted to parts of the North
West region, with each line capable of carrying 600MW.
“The vandalism of the towers and transmission lines
presents a significant challenge to bulk power transmission in that axis.
“We are, however, committed to re-erecting the towers and restringing
the transmission lines to restore bulk power transmission through both 330kV
power transmission lines,” the statement read.
It was signed by Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager, Public Affairs.
0 Comments