TCN Confirms FCT Blackout, Begins Power Rationing Monday

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that power outages will occur daily from 9 am to 4 pm  starting Monday, January 6 to 20, 2025, affecting areas including Kubwa, Karu, and Nyanya, due to the relocation of electricity towers for a road dualisation project.

This is a confirmation of the earlier announcement by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on the planned relocation of power supply infrastructure. TCN’s general manager, Ndidi Mbah, expressed regret for the inconvenience but emphasised the necessity of this work to enhance power supply reliability

TCN explained that with the dualisation project, eight 132kV and 33kV towers will be relocated along the Kukwaba/Apo 132kV line (Outer Southern Expressway route).

According to the TCN, the relocation work will necessitate a planned power outage from 9am to 4pm daily, which is the estimated duration for the dismantling and construction of the towers as well as restringing of the power cables that would enable resumption of bulk power supply to the Apo Transmission Substation from Gwagwalada Substation.

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It stated that consequently, there will be a rationing of electricity supply for AEDC’s customers in Kubwa, Karu, Maraba, Nyanya, Masaka, Keffi, Kukwaba, and Apo Mechanic. This will also affect parts of Lugbe, Trademore Estate, Pyakasa, Sabon Lugbe Chika Alaita axis.

“While the relocation of the transmission towers is a necessity for the road completion project, TCN apologises for the inconvenience this planned power outage will cause and assures that power supply will be restored as soon as the towers relocation and cable stringing are completed,” it added.

Recall that the AEDC had earlier, on Friday, notified that several facilities and areas in the FCT will be thrown into darkness beginning from Monday, January 6 to Tuesday, January 21, due to the road dualisation project along the Apo axis being carried out by the Federal Capital Development Agency (FCDA).

According to the AEDC, areas to be affected include: Lugbe and environs; Airport Road, Kapwa, NNPC, Games Village, National Stadium, Eye Clinic, Indoor Complex, Christ Embassy Church and American International School.

Others are: Spring Court, American Embassy Quarters, EFCC Headquarters, Coca Cola, Railway, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), parts of Apo, parts of Gudu, Gbazango and environs; parts of Kubwa, Bwari and environs; parts of Jahi, parts of Jabi, Karu, Nyanya, Mararaba, Keffi and environs, among others.