Ongoing grid upgrade to cause continued power disruptions until end of June – TCN 

The Transmission Company of Nigeria ,TCN, has announced an hold of the ongoing attraction enactment connected the Jos–Bauchi–Gombe 330kV single-circuit transmission enactment to facilitate the completion of the Optical Ground Wire OPGW, installation task on the corridor.

In a connection issuedweekend and signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, TCN said the attraction exercise, which commenced earlier this twelvemonth volition present proceed until June 30, 2026.

According to the company, the hold became indispensable to alteration contractors implicit the OPGW stringing task on the 276-kilometre Jos–Bauchi–Gombe transmission enactment axis.

TCN explained that the attraction activities volition impact energy proviso to customers served by the Yola Electricity Distribution Company ,YEDC, and Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JEDC, successful Bauchi, Gombe, Damaturu and Maiduguri.

The institution noted that affected customers volition acquisition constricted powerfulness proviso betwixt 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. from Thursdays to Sundays passim the attraction period.

It further stated that Yola, Jalingo and neighbouring communities volition re...