AGAIN VANDALS CAUSE COLLAPSE OF TOWER T388 ALONG JOS-BAUCHI 132KV TRANSMISSION LINE

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that its tower number 388 along the Jos-Bauchi, 132kV Single Circuit transmission line was vandalised, resulting in its collapse. The incident, suspected to have occurred on the first of February, 2024, at about 10:20PM, led to a power outage in Yobe and Borno States.

Following a line trip in Jos, Plateau State and bearing in mind past experiences associated with line tripping in that axis, the General Manager, Transmission of Bauchi Region, Engr. Tijjani Ahmadu invited the police anti-bomb squad and the Department of State Services (DSS) to accompany the TCN line crew and investigate the transmission line to find the cause of the tripping.

Upon inspection, the team uncovered remnants of detonated explosives by vandals by the tower legs, which had exploded and caused the tower to collapse. This incident mirrors a recent and similar act on December 21, 2023, which brought down towers T372 and T373 along the Gombe-Damaturu 330kV Single Circuit transmission line, killing a security operative and affecting power supply in the same Yobe and Borno States. The line and towers from the December incident were fully reconstructed and energized on 2nd February 2024.

Meanwhile, TCN has engaged one of its contractors on an emergency basis to quickly mobilize to the site of the incident to commence the reconstruction and restringing of the affected line and tower.

While TCN is determined to keep working at rehabilitating and further expanding the nation’s bulk power transmission network, to ensure consistent bulk power transmission, it is pertinent to note that the continued vandalism and theft of power equipment is a constant setback to the ongoing implementation of the transmission system expansion plan. This is because funds earmarked for grid expansion are usually diverted as a matter of emergency, to repair vandalized power infrastructure, and sometimes to avert grid collapse.

Ndidi Mbah
GM, Public Affairs
3/2/ 2024

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Vandalism, they will surely give excuses, so government cannot protect public infrastructure from vandals.

This Nigeria no go work again

The government should quickly decentralise the power infrastructure especially the transmission part of the value chain. How can a problem in Jos bauchi axis affect the other part of the country isn't that ridiculous?

The cross country cable lines needs to be decentralised so that each state can take responsibility of its own share.

The small infrastructure that's in place these guys still destroy. Some people just wicked

no wonder
no light since morning.

Not my concern. By 6:30 a.m., sun go power my house till twelve hours later. May God provide for fellow citizens dependent on NEPA.

Seun, your site is useless.

God1000:
Vandalism, they will surely give excuses, so government cannot protect public infrastructure from vandals.

Senseless comment, why can't you ask Govt to come and protect the transformer at your backyard or your compound gate. Sensible citizens take charge of public facilities in their domains and alert the security of any intruder.

Terrorists you dey call vandals.

incompetence of government is another reason for the frequent collapse

Aboki trying to hold Tinubus blokkos for paying back Buhari in his own coin.

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I don't believe

God1000:
Vandalism, they will surely give excuses, so government cannot protect public infrastructure from vandals.

You & I should protect our infrastructure from insane people.

Was there ever electricity supply before

eepeepook:
Not my concern. By 6:30 a.m., sun go power my house till twelve hours later. May God provide for fellow citizens dependent on NEPA.

Seun, your site is useless.

Rubbish talk.

chisomkachy:


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Una do well.

Hmm

Dey on the light 247 Wu wan near am wen he dey on....


Even ordinary transformer nobody fit near am if light dey on it....

chisomkachy:


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These so called leaders will always tell lies to cover up Thier mischief .
Only God will salvage what is left of the destruction left by these evil leaders of NIGERIA

Story

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Does this collapse affects Lagos? This one I'm only seeing light night for the past 3 days

Omihanifa:
The government should quickly decentralise the power infrastructure especially the transmission part of the value chain. How can a problem in Jos bauchi axis affect the other part of the country isn't that ridiculous?

The cross country cable lines needs to be decentralised so that each state can take responsibility of its own share.

Previous government decentralised power already ,but state governments are still relaxing cos they know many Nigerians are ignorant of the new Act ,so they prefer to let masses blame fg for the lack of power.

You believe them at your peril

Na wa o

You people are not ready to treat this terrorism

You downgraded it from terrorist to bandits
Now you are downgrading from bandits to vandals

Before we know it you will start calling them saint

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God1000:
Vandalism, they will surely give excuses, so government cannot protect public infrastructure from vandals.

all bad actions get consequences.... D news was on Nairaland dis week dat vandals blew off a transmission line.... So if nepa cut wire wey dey supply ur huz light shey u go still get light? Make una dey reason with Nepa people sometimes abeg

ok by who

There is so much lawlessness in the country

Useless country

As if light they dey before

Tueh. I no no whether na person swear for this useless country sef