Saturday, December 21, 2024 - Some vandals have carried out an attack on the 330-kilovolt Shiroro-Katampe Transmission Line again, throwing some parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, into darkness.
A statement by the spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria,
Ndidi Mbah, said at approximately 11:43 PM, the 330kV Shiroro – Katampe circuit
lost supply on the grid.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) regrets to announce that its
330kV Shiroro – Katampe transmission line was vandalized on Wednesday, 18th
December 2024. At approximately 11:43 pm, the 330kV Shiroro – Katampe circuit
lost supply on the grid. A trial reclosure was attempted, but the line tripped
again immediately. A TCN lines patrol team was dispatched from the Abuja
Regional office of TCN to investigate the cause of the fault. The team
discovered that vandals had stolen part of the conductor between towers T216
and T218,” she said
Mbah added that the TCN lines maintenance crew has since mobilised to
the site, and is working assiduously to replace the vandalized 330kV power
conductor.
“Restoration of bulk power supply through the affected line is expected
soon,” she said, appealing to the general public to assist in identifying and
reporting suspicious activities around power transmission infrastructure.
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