Four Towers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN along the Jos-Gombe 330kV Transmission Line have been reportedly vandalised.
According to a Statement by TCN Spokesperson, Ndidi Mba, when the 330kV Transmission Line tripped, Operators of the Company attempted to restore it to service but it tripped again, prompting the dispatch of TCN Lines Men to trace the Line in order to detect and rectify the fault.
The Statement says, while fault tracing, the Engineering Crew discovered that, towers 288, 289 , 290, and 291 were vandalised and some Tower Members carted away causing their total collapsed as a result of the incident.
It maintains that, presently, Bulk Power supply to Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo Substations have been disrupted, affecting Bulk Power supply to parts of Yola and Jos Electricity Distribution Companies’ franchise areas.
The Statement adds that, to mitigate the effect of the incident on Electricity Consumers affected by the incident, TCN is trying to first, backfeed Gombe through its 132kV Transmission Line from Bauchi and subsequently, Ashaka, Potiskum, Damaturu, and Billiri-Savannah to ensure that supply is restored to the affected areas, while efforts are made to reconstruct the Four vandalised Towers.
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