Electricity: 4 Towers Vandalised along Jos-Gombe Transmissiin Line – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the Vandalisation of four towers  along  the  Jos – Gombe 330kV transmission line.

The Company said the incident occurred at about 3:32pm on the 22nd  April, 2024.

TCN noted that when the 330kV transmission line tripped, its operators attempted to restore it to service but it tripped again, prompting the dispatch of the. Company’s lines men  to trace the line in order to detect and rectify the fault.

While fault tracing, TCN’s engineering crew discovered that towers 288, 289 , 290, and 291 were vandalised and that some tower members were carted away.

It also stated that the towers had equally collapsed as a result of the incident.

Presently, bulk power supply to Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo Substations have been disrupted, affecting bulk Power supply to parts of Yola  and Jos States Electricity Distribution Companies’ franchise areas respectively.

In an effort to mitigate the effect of the incident on electricity consumers, TCN said, it’s Engineers are trying to first backfeed Gombe through its 132kV transmission line from Bauchi and subsequently  Ashaka, Potiskum, Damaturu, and Billiri/ Savannah.

It added that efforts are been made to ensure that supply is restored to the affected areas and also reconstruct the four vandalised towers.