The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said it is doing everything possible to restore power to some states in the North that have been in the dark for weeks.
In this vein, the TCN said it is collaborating with the Office of the National Security Adviser to repair the vandalised Shiroro-Kaduna line.
It said the vandalisation of the line led to reduction of bulk electricity to Kaduna, Kano and other major cities in the north.
A statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said TCN is working diligently to restore bulk power supply as quickly as possible despite prevailing security challenges.
Mbah said in the statement: “Engr. (Mrs) Nafisatu Ali, in her address at the hearing, said that the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line, which supplies power to Northern Nigeria, was vandalised by insurgents and in response, TCN has partnered with the National Security Adviser’s office to secure the area, enabling her engineers to work safely on the restoration.”
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Engr. Ali emphasised that deploying engineers without security support is not feasible, given the risks in the region.
She therefore dispelled any suggestion that restoration would be indefinite, stressing that TCN’s focus remains on ensuring an even supply of electricity nationwide and that security arrangements were underway.
Mbah stressed that the current outage affecting Northern states for several days now is a result of vandalism of the Shiroro-Mando transmission line-a critical infrastructure that supplies electricity to the region, adding that insecurity in the area has delayed the immediate repair necessary to restore supply.
She added in the statement: “However, as a temporary measure, TCN had rerouted bulk power supply through the Ugwuaji-Apir 330kV line, which recently snapped.
“TCN has been collaborating closely with the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to work with our engineers to access the vandalism site to enable them to effect necessary repairs. This is vital to ensure the safety of lives during the repairs.
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to overcoming these challenges because we understand the place of electricity in the socio-economic lives of the people and the extreme inconveniences this situation is causing the government and all electricity customers in all the affected areas.
“We pledge not to relent in doing everything possible to rectify the problems and restore power supply to the affected areas.”
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