TCN To Rebuild Collapsed Towers Along Kainji-Birnin Kebbi Transmission Line
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has commenced work to re-erect three towers that collapsed along the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
TCN, in a statement on Saturday by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, explained that the incident was caused by a heavy wind that felled the towers at approximately 5:35 pm.
The company, in the statement, disclosed that it has mobilized three separate contractors to the site, each assigned to handle the reconstruction of one tower, with the aim to accelerate the restoration process and minimize downtime on the line.
In the meantime, it said efforts have been made to cushion the impact of the disruption in bulk power supply to Kaduna DisCo, which affects some of its customers.
TCN revealed that 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.
While appreciating 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, TCN expressed commitment to restoring full supply as quickly as possible.
