Residents of six northern states will experience a power outage on Saturday and Sunday following a planned transmission maintenance exercise by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
The affected states are Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Borno, Adamawa and Taraba, including major cities such as Bauchi, Damaturu, Maiduguri, Yola and Jalingo.
TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the outage is necessary to allow for the installation of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) on the 330kV Jos–Bauchi–Gombe single-circuit transmission line at the Bauchi 330/132/33kV transmission substation.
According to the company, the exercise will temporarily prevent Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) and Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) from receiving bulk electricity for distribution to customers in the affected areas.
“As a result, Yola Electricity Distribution Company, YEDC and Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JEDC will be unable to off-take electricity for onward delivery to customers in Bauchi, Gombe, Damaturu, Maiduguri, Yola, Jalingo, and its environs,” the statement said.
TCN assured residents that electricity supply will be restored immediately after the completion of the installation work.
