Tunde Bakare
Six States in the North-East Nigeria, that had been in darkness to due infrastructure damage have been restored to electricity supply,,according to the
Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN).
The Company’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, who disclosed this in a statement, said vandals remained a constant threat to providing a stable electricity supply in Nigeria as they intensified attacks on critical transmission and grid infrastructure across the country.
According to the TCN, it operates a vast transmission network, comprising 111 330kV lines, stretching 8,792km and 163 132kV lines, covering 7,933km the lines connecting to 57 330/132/33kV and 186 132/33kV substations nationwide, supported by 18,456 330kV and 22,704 132kV towers making the grid’s static wheeling capacity to stand at 8,700MW.
The power restoration came after completing the connection of the new Bauchi 330/132 kV Transmission Substation to the national grid through the 330 kV and 132 kV Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Transmission Line.
“The lines were initially switched off to enable TCN to energise the new Bauchi Substation, one of the biggest substations in the region to the grid.
“The transmission lines have now been reconnected to the grid. Consequently, supply to the North-East has been restored since the 19th of June at about 16:45 hours.”
Sharifai added that 2024 and 2025 had been the most difficult years for TCN due to constant sabotage and damage to its facilities by non-state actors.
Mbah, urged communities to play their roles by guarding critical national assets, saying that by so doing they would be contributing to economic growth and national development.