Residents and businesses in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, and Yobe states are set to experience temporary power disruptions on Sunday as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) carries out scheduled maintenance on critical grid infrastructure.
The planned outage, announced by TCN on Friday through its spokesperson Ndidi Mbah, will also affect Gazaoua in the Niger Republic, which receives power through Nigeria’s national grid.
According to TCN, the maintenance is scheduled at the Kumbotso 330-kilovolt transmission substation in Kano. It will allow contractors to upgrade the 330kV Bus II jumpers and replace existing 350mm² conductors with higher-capacity 800mm² conductors.
These upgrades are part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the transmission network and improve overall power reliability in the northern region.
During the maintenance period, affected electricity distribution companies primarily the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), and parts of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) and Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) will be unable to offtake power.
This will impact supply to Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states, as well as Azare in Bauchi State and Nguru in Yobe State.
TCN assured consumers that the outage is temporary and necessary for critical infrastructure improvements aimed at enhancing the stability and capacity of electricity supply in the long term.
Customers in the affected areas are advised to plan accordingly for the disruption. No specific duration was detailed in the statement beyond the general notice for Sunday’s works.
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