Again vandals attack TCN towers, disrupt power supply<\/p>\n
Suspected vandals have again attacked the 330kV Lokoja \u2013 Gwagwalada transmission line 1, disrupting the power supply to Abuja.<\/p>\n
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in a statement on Sunday said the attack which took place in the early hours of November 9, 2024, affected three of its transmission towers.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEarly on Saturday, TCN engineers attempted to re-energize the 330kV Lokoja\u2013Gwagwalada transmission line 1, but the line tripped. After efforts to reclose the line failed, a patrol team of TCN linesmen was dispatched to physically trace the line for faults. Upon inspection, they discovered that transmission towers T306, T307, and T308 along line 1 had been vandalized, disrupting bulk power transmission along the route.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFurther examination revealed that the vandals had stolen two spans of aluminium conductor from line one. The Lokoja\u2013Gwagwalada line is a double-circuit transmission line, and while TCN is still supplying bulk power through line two, efforts are underway to source replacement aluminium conductors for the two spans stolen from line one\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The noted that \u201cthe rising trend of vandalism targeting transmission lines and towers has become a significant challenge, severely impacting the country\u2019s power infrastructure and hindering the expansion and stability of the national grid. This recent incident adds to an alarming pattern of attacks on the transmission network nationwide.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn the Gwagwalada area alone, recent acts of vandalism include the attack on the Gwagwalada\u2013Kukuwaba\u2013Apo transmission line on 10th December 2023, the Gwagwalada\u2013Katampe line on February 26, 2024, and several others on that axis. Such acts of vandalism continue to disrupt the stability and growth of Nigeria\u2019s national grid.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe once again appeal to members of the public, especially residents of communities hosting transmission lines and towers, to collaborate with TCN and security operatives in combating this menace. Vandalism of power installations is a disservice to us all and undermines efforts to strengthen the nation\u2019s transmission system\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Again vandals attack TCN towers, disrupt power supply Suspected vandals have again attacked the 330kV Lokoja \u2013 Gwagwalada transmission line 1, disrupting the power supply to Abuja. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in a statement on Sunday said the attack which took place in the early hours of November 9, 2024, affected three of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,18],"tags":[408,821,156,950],"class_list":["post-145392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-news","tag-abuja","tag-grid","tag-tcn","tag-vandals"],"yoast_head":"\n