On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reported that work has begun to re-erect three towers along the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line.
The TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, claimed a strong wind that had felled the towers at around 5:35 pm that was the cause of the collapse in a statement on Saturday.
She claimed that TCN has dispatched three different contractors to the site to handle the reconstruction of a single tower.
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The strategic deployment, in her opinion, aims to shorten the restoration process and reduce downtime.
Meanwhile, the TCN stated that efforts have been made to mitigate the effects of the Kaduna DisCo’s customer-related power supply disruption.
According to the statement, Sokoto and Birnin Kebi are currently receiving bulk electricity from the Mando Transmission substation via the 132kV Mando-Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Talata Mafara-Sokoto-Birnin Kebi line, which is between 6MW and 7MW.
The TCN acknowledged the residents’ patience and understanding of the affected communities, and that contractors are diligently collaborating with its supervision engineers to repair the towers and restore the 330kV transmission line.
Source: Channels TV
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