Electricity: TCN announces blackout in Kano, four other Nigerian states

The Transmission Commission of Nigeria has announced energy disruption successful parts of Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, and Yobe States, arsenic good arsenic Gazaoua successful the Niger Republic.

The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this successful a connection on Saturday. 

The outage is owed to planned attraction astatine Kumbotos’ 330 kilovolt transmission substation on Sunday. 

Consequently, energy customers served by Kano Electricity Distribution Company, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, and Yola Electricity Distribution Company volition acquisition powerfulness disruption. 

“The scheduled attraction is to alteration the TCN contractor to proceed the ongoing upgrade of 330kV autobus II jumpers and regenerate the existing 350mm² conductors with 800mm² conductors successful bid to fortify the transmission web and amended powerfulness reliability.

“As a result, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and immoderate portion of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) and Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) volition beryllium incapable to off-take powerfulness for organisation to their customers successful Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, arsenic good arsenic Azare successful Bauchi State, Nguru successful Yobe State, and besides Gazaoua successful the Niger Republic,” TC...