From David Onuoja, Abuja
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), at the weekend, said, its contractors has re-erect the three towers that collapsed along the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
According to the statement signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said that, the collapse was caused by a heavy wind that felled the towers at approximately 5:35 pm on that fateful day.
It however, said to have mobilised three separate contractors to the site immediately, each assigned to handle the reconstruction of one tower. This strategic deployment aims to accelerate the restoration process and minimize downtime on the line.
While doing that, efforts have been made to cushion the impact of the disruption in bulk power supply to Kaduna DisCo, which affects some of its customers.
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Therefore, Sokoto and Birnin Kebbi are currently receiving between 6 MW and 7 MW of bulk electricity from the Mando Transmission substation via the 132kV Mando-Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Talata Mafara-Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi line.
TCN want to use this avenue to appreciates the patience and understanding of the affected communities as contractors work assiduously with the supervising engineers to rebuild the towers and restring the 330kV transmission line.
It regret the inconvenience caused by the tower collapse and are committed to restoring full supply as quickly as possible, it added.
