We’re not responsible for Kaduna power outage – TCN

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed media report, alleging that it is responsible for the persistent power outage in Kaduna state.
Rather, TCN clarified that it did not carry out maintenance work in the state as alleged but only upgraded its Mando– Kakuri transmission lines from 80MW to 240MW.
TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who made this known in a statement, over the weekend, said the upgrade was to significantly improve power supply to Kaduna and its environs, adding that the transmission lines upgrade is carried out only on weekends.
Mbah said the company’s decision to undertake upgrade of the transmission lines on weekends was to reduce inconvenience to electricity customers.
She said the upgrade could cause power supply interruption to only electricity customers in Kaduna South during the weekends for nine hours.
The statement read in part: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) would like to correct erroneous reports in the media that the persistent power outage in Kaduna State is caused by maintenance work being carried out by TCN.
“TCN hereby state that it is not carrying out maintenance work as alleged in the media, but is upgrading its Mando – Kakuri Transmission Lines from 80MW to 240MW, to significantly improve power supply to Kaduna.
The transmission lines upgrade is carried out only on Saturdays and Sundays from 8am- 5pm.
“TCN is therefore not responsible for any outage beyond this period in Kaduna South only.
The transmission lines upgrade became necessary because TCN is doubling the transformer capacity of its Kaduna Town Transmission Station from 120MVA to 240MVA, in line with its grid expansion plan.
“On completion there would be increased electricity supply to Kaduna State through the Mando-Kakuri transmission line.
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