Thursday, August 28, 2025 - Electricity customers in Anambra State and parts of Enugu State were left without power on Wednesday following an explosion at a Transmission Company of Nigeria station. The incident occurred in the Awada area of Anambra State at around 2:34 a.m.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the
outage in a statement issued by its Group Head of Corporate Communications,
Emeka Ezeh.
“The management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company
PLC wishes to inform its esteemed customers in Anambra State and Oji River,
Enugu State, that the power outage being experienced is due to an explosion at
the Transmission Company of Nigeria Station at Awada, which occurred today
(Wednesday) at about 2:34 a.m.,” the statement read.
EEDC explained that the explosion resulted in a blackout for
all customers across Anambra State and Oji River in Enugu.
“We are closely monitoring the situation with the TCN team,
who are working assiduously to restore supply.
“We hope electricity will be back soon once their work is
complete. We sincerely understand the inconvenience this has caused our
customers and appeal for their patience. We assure our customers of our
continued commitment to improved service delivery,” Ezeh added.
The cause of the explosion has not been disclosed, and TCN
has yet to issue a comment on the incident. In a related development, the Mashi
Division of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps apprehended two
suspects in connection with the vandalism of a TCN 132kV high-tension tower in
Katsina State.
The suspects, identified as Hambali Abubakar, 25, and Salisu
Abubakar, 18, both from Yar Riga Village in Mashi LGA, were arrested on August
12, 2025.
According to TCN, the suspects were found in possession of
24 pieces of vandalised high-tension tower components believed to have been
removed from Tower T-148 of the 132kV Katsina-Daura line along Yar Riga/Sile
Uku Village.
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