There is currently a power outage in Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo states respectively.
The General Manager of Public Affairs at the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Ndidi Mbah, had confirmed this development on Monday, saying that vandals wrecked four towers along the Jos-Gombe transmission line.
According to Mbah, the towers had been vandalized around 3:32 pm on Monday.
As a result of this, the bulk power supply to Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo Substations were disrupted, affecting the bulk power supply to parts of Yola and Jos Electricity Distribution Companies’ franchise areas.
The statement partly read:
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that four towers along the Jos – Gombe 330kV transmission line have been vandalized at about 3:32 pm today, 22nd April 2024.”“TCN notes that when the 330kV transmission line tripped, its operators attempted to restore it to service but it tripped again, prompting the dispatch of TCN lines men to trace the line to detect and rectify the fault.”
“While fault tracing, TCN’s engineering crew discovered that towers 288, 289, 290, and 291 were vandalized and that some tower members were carted away. Also, the towers had equally collapsed as a result of the incident.”
“At present, the major power supply to Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo Substations have been disrupted, affecting the bulk power supply to parts of Yola and Jos Electricity Distribution Companies’ franchise areas.”
“To mitigate the effect of the incident on electricity consumers affected by the incident, TCN is trying to first back feed Gombe through its 132kV transmission line from Bauchi and subsequently Ashaka, Potiskum, Damaturu, and Billiri/ Savannah.”
The TCN spokesperson then concluded by assuring residents that they were doing everything possible to restore supply to the affected areas while efforts are made to reconstruct the four vandalized towers.
