Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a planned outage in parts of Delta State from Tuesday, 26th, to Wednesday, 27th November, 2024 over maintenance works.
Gatekeepers News reports that the company disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Tuesday.
“TCN will carry out preventive maintenance on the 132kV Ughelli-Oghara line on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 26-27, 2024.
“The maintenance aims to enable linesmen to perform trace maintenance on Towers 172 and 173, as well as conduct vegetation management.
“The scheduled outage will occur from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on both days. As a result, Benin DisCo will not be able to supply electricity to customers in Adeje, Industrial, Mosogar, Woodland, Sapele, and Abraka environs.
“Additionally, the electrical maintenance crew at the 132/33kV Delta Transmission Substation will replace a faulty secondary circuit breaker on a 60MVA power transformer from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 26-27, 2024.
“Consequently, Benin DisCo will not be able to supply electricity to Otowodo/Pantani, Agbarho/Eku, and Ughelli/Shell environs during this period.
“Please note that bulk power supply will be restored immediately after completion of the maintenance job. TCN conducts regular maintenance to ensure optimal performance of its equipment,” TCN stated.
