TCN restores Kainji-Birnin Kebbi 330kV line after 24-day outage

 

.... As TCN expresses appreciation to electricity consumers in the affected areas for their patience and understanding throughout the period of the outage.

.... Reaffirms its commitment to maintaining a stable and reliable transmission network across the country.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has restored the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi Single Circuit Transmission Line to service following the collapse of Tower 367 on September 7, 2026.

TCN management, in a statement issued by October 2, said the line was restored at 5:24pm on Thursday, October 1, after engineers completed emergency restoration works at the affected tower location in Yauri.

The company disclosed this in a statement signed by its management on Thursday, noting that an Emergency Restoration System tower was erected at the site of the collapsed structure to facilitate the restoration of the transmission line.

According to TCN, the restoration exercise involved dismantling and decommissioning the collapsed tower, aligning and preparing the conductors and skywire, erecting the ERS tower and carrying out other associated works required to safely return the line to service.

The transmission company said its engineers worked round the clock to complete the repairs and restore the line as quickly and safely as possible.

TCN expressed appreciation to electricity consumers in the affected areas for their patience and understanding throughout the period of the outage.

The company reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a stable and reliable transmission network across the country.