The country’s electricity transmission grid is under threat as a result of the vandalism of a tower in Delta State, which has led to a fall in power generation by 480 megawatts, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said.

According to the TCN, the fall in electricity generation is due to the vandalism of tower No. 62 along the Okpai-Onitsha 330kV double circuit transmission line, which evacuates power from the Okpai Power Station in Delta State.

Power generation in the country had hit an all-time high of 4,810.7MW on August 25 this year after hovering around 3,500MW for about a year. This is despite the fact that the electricity generation and distribution arms of the sector had been run by private entities all this while.

Findings by our correspondent from the Federal Ministry of Power on Monday showed that the actual energy sent out as of November 15 was 3,682.32MW, while energy generation was put at 3,754.96MW.

The transmission company, in a statement by its management, said the incident involving the vandalised tower took place at Asaba Uchi, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, adding that this “has resulted in the reduction of available power to the national grid by about 480MW.”

It added, “At about 4:51am on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, the Okpai-Onitsha 330kV transmission line tripped and the cause of the tripping was traced to tower No. 62, which had been vandalised.

“Two of the four legs of the transmission tower were cut by vandals, causing the tower to hang precariously. This poses a major threat to the transmission grid integrity as a total collapse of this tower could bring down several other towers along the transmission line route.”

The firm stated that its engineering crew inspected the site of the incident the same day and had already mobilised a reputable engineering contracting firm to anchor the transmission tower temporarily in order to avoid a total collapse.

“Anchoring the vandalised tower will enable the TCN to energise one of the circuits on the tower to enable it recommence partial power evacuation from the Okapi Power Station to the national grid. This is expected to be achieved within a fortnight,” the TCN stated.

The statement further noted that the company would construct a new tower to replace the vandalised one, but that due to the swampy nature of the site, construction could only commence in the dry season when vehicular access would be possible.

The TCN said it would continue to work towards a robust transmission grid and pleaded with the host communities to work with the company in its fight against the activities of vandals.

The firm said the construction of a new tower would cost millions of naira that would otherwise have been applied to its grid expansion plans.

Cc: Lalasticlala

http://punchng.com/power-generation-falls-by-480mw-grid-under-threat/

Where is your odour


O Buhary, where is your Body Language? O body language, where is your sting?

Thats verry bad I hate vandals

Expect more until Kanu is released

WASMOG:
Thats verry bad I hate vandals

We are made to believe his body language and the looks on Buhary's face scared the vandals ?

I am a riverine Kwigbo. I am not an igbo. We are south south south. I support buhari because my mother like body odor. The kwigbo people speak body language like our sweet presido

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basilo101:
Expect more until Kanu is released

Must you connect every thread to biafra. Keep dreaming about a bia fraud that won't see the light of a new day.
Nigeria must be one .accept it or live with it.

The topic is misleading. The report seems to be dealing with power supply to the national grid from Okpai generating station which has been affected due to the activities of vandals and not a complete drop of national power supply to 480MW as the topic portrays. The report is also incomplete as it fails to tell us the initial power supplied from that generating station to the national grid before the pylon was vandalised.

Firefire:
Where is your odour

I know you will always bring any news that will discredit this Government I don't know why You guys are sore losers and bunch of Id*iots. GEJ who lost the power has moved on with his life,I don't know why Jobless,Hungry and touts like you are finding it difficult to let go Dude Election is Over plssss

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The darkness across the country is real...

No fuel to power generators, no fuel for commercial vehicles, you cannot easily buy fuel now in Nigeria.

On top that, we now have darkness and blackout and even paying for the darkness through electricity bill.

Can we conclude that Buhary is "Super Clueless" and does not understands governance in the 21st century ?


APC, Party of professional liars and career propagandist. - Lie Mohammed.

basilo101:
Expect more until Kanu is released

I thought You Product of baby factories said Nnamdi Kanu can't not be arrested With all your protest,did you see any changed Una go protest taya. Useless empty chest Beaters Mtcheww.

sameer1212:
I[s] know you will always bring any news that will discredit this Government I don't know why You guys are sore losers and bunch of Id*iots. GEJ who lost the power has moved on with his life,I don't know why Jobless,Hungry and touts like you are finding it difficult to let go Dude Election is Over plssss[/s]

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Firefire:


Park well, o se aro kutukutu, mi ori aye osi.

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Buhary should resign honorably, his body language has expired...


The ‘tyranny’ of Buhari’s body language /

Buhari’s ‘body’ language has been credited with all the promising signs in the government: we are told that electricity supply has improved, not because of any new investment in the sector but because people understand from the president’s body language that there will be consequences for unacceptable behaviour.

We are also told that civil servants, including those who routinely manufactured sundry excuses for not being at work for months now come to work regularly and on time too because of Buhari’s body language.

Sleepy government entities like the Code of Conduct Tribunal suddenly woke up, rubbed off any form of sleep from their eyes and began baying their fangs to whomever they can lay their hands on - all because of President Buhari’s body language.


Put differently, the body language of the new sheriff in town is seen in some quarters as a policy thrust that silently but unmistakably tells you that there will be stiff sanctions for unacceptable behaviour.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/columns/the-tyranny-of-buhari-s-body-language/118936.html

PMB should act fast.

This must be a disgruntled, bitter Biafra and anti Nigeria thread...

Shouldn't you clowns be out there demonstrating and shutting down your villages for your Biafra fantasy?

Have fun village losers...

Instead of the worthless military to guard our national assets from vandals and terrorists, they are busy threatening peaceful Biafra protest


Buhari and co, your days to ICJ ICC is getting closer due to misplaced priorities .

I tot dey credited power generation 2 buhari's administration, y has dere bin steady fall in power generation like geometric progression months after his inception?

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sameer1212:
I know you will always bring any news that will discredit this Government I don't know why You guys are sore losers and bunch of Id*iots. GEJ who lost the power has moved on with his life,I don't know why Jobless,Hungry and touts like you are finding it difficult to let go Dude Election is Over plssss

PMB had ample opportunity of making this country a great nation rather he brought in 95%/5% equation. He has widened the tribal gulf of the country and still insists that he knows what he is doing.It's time we came together irrespective of our tribal and religious orientations and tell PMB that no section of this country can be left out. If this simple piece of advice of mine is not adhered to,I fear for Nigeria's unity. This country will be brought to her knees and before we know it,it will be too late.

Ikengawo:
I am a riverine Kwigbo. I am not an igbo. We are south south south. I support buhari because my mother like body odor. The kwigbo people speak body language like our sweet presido

Hehehehehehe you dey look for trouble

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They thought that being the president of Nigeria (the most corrupt, bigoted and divisive country in the world) was as simple as letters. Now it appears as if leadership is far more than rocket science to these APC politicians..

Vandalism?!

Until government restricts the sales of electrical equipment, vandals will always thrive. Major electrical equipment shouldn't be sold at open market. Or better a regulated sales would reduce the vandalism to sabotage only.

This government of Buhary is getting everything wrong again like in 1983.


Aftermath of heavy lies and propaganda.

francizy:
They thought that being the president of Nigeria (the most corrupt and most bigoted and divisive country in the world) was as simple as letters. Now it appears as if leadership is far more than rocket science to these APC politicians..

Everyone is corrupt except Buhary.

sameer1212:
Dude! Don't let me descend on you this evening

i have replied your mail

Like really...

Fashola what have you been doing

This darkness is too much.
For days now, we have not seen light in my area.
To make matters worse, no fuel.

Which way nigeria?