The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the collapse of Tower T99 along the Ughelli/Benin 330kV Transmission Line.
TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, who announced the development in a statement late on Thursday, explained that the incident which occurred on March 15, 2026, was as a result of vandalism.
According to her, the incident was discovered during a line patrol at Coconut Village, Effurun LGA, Warri, Delta State, following a line trip.
She stated that upon inspection by TCN’s Linesman, it was observed that the fallen tower had some of its bracing members vandalised and carted away, which led to its collapse. Adding that the adjoining towers, T100 and T101, were also vandalized although they remain standing.
The GM said as a result of the incident, there was a temporary disruption in the evacuation of bulk power supply from Transcorp Power Plc to the national grid through the Benin 330kV transmission line.
However, she said TCN has commenced the mobilisation of resources to facilitate the reconstruction, restoration, and reinforcement of the vandalized towers and affected transmission line as soon as possible.
Mbah reiterated that vandalism poses a serious threat to the stability of the nation’s transmission system, therefore urged 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,” she said in the statement.
