UNIBEN, Others To Experience Power Outage As TCN Commences Facility Maintenance

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin Region, has announced a scheduled outage on Benin–Ajaokuta 330kV Transmission Line to facilitate ongoing restringing works at the Ihovbor Power Plant Turn-In/Turn-Out Transmission Substation.

During the period the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) will be unable to supply electricity to its customers in UNIBEN, Oluku, Egba, and Ihovbor environs for up to 10 hours each day. The restringing project has commenced on Friday, 27th February 2026, and would run through Tuesday, 31st March 2026, from 8:00am to 6:00pm daily. The exercise is necessary to enable TCN’s contractor to continue the restringing works on the 330kV transmission line connected to the Ihovbor Power Plant.

Additionally, the project requires temporary power interruptions because the transmission line crosses major highways along the Benin–Ajaokuta axis. Road safety agencies have been duly notified and will be on standby to ensure public safety throughout the construction period. The restringing activities will be suspended daily at 6:00pm, after which the affected feeders will be restored.

This means that BEDC will be able to off-take electricity to the above-mentioned areas from 6:00pm until 8:00am the following day. TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement

apologised for any inconvenience this may cause and assured all affected customers that full bulk power supply will be restored to the DisCo upon completion of the project.