Vandals Topple Tower In Delta, Disrupt Power Supply To National Grid—TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has that tower T99 on the Ughelli/Benin 330kV transmission line collapsed due to vandalism on March 15, 2026, and disrupted the evacuation of bulk power from Transcorp Power Plc to the national grid.
TCN’s general manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, who stated this, said the incident came to light during a routine line patrol at Coconut Village in Effurun local government area, Warri, after the line tripped.
According to her, TCN linesmen found that the fallen tower had some of its bracing members vandalised and carted away, which led to its collapse.
She noted that adjoining towers T100 and T101 also suffered vandalism but are still standing.
She revealed that the collapse has temporarily halted the evacuation of bulk power from Transcorp Power Plc to the national grid via the Benin 330kV line, straining supply in affected areas.

She however said that TCN has commenced the mobilisation of resources to facilitate the reconstruction, restoration, and reinforcement of the vandalised towers and affected transmission line as soon as possible.

“We reiterate that vandalism poses a serious threat to the stability of the nation’s transmission system and urge host communities to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities around transmission installations to security operatives or the nearest TCN office.”

“The fight against the vandalism of power infrastructure is a collective responsibility. We call on all stakeholders to join hands in protecting these critical national assets from further attacks, Mrs Mbah stated.

This latest attack highlights ongoing challenges to Nigeria’s power sector stability amid rising incidents of infrastructure sabotage.