TCN suspends planned two-month power outage in Ondo, Ekiti



The Transmission Company of Nigeria has suspended the planned power outage on the Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the BEDC Electricity Plc.

The Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, BEDC, Evelyn Gbiwen, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Benin.


Gbiwen said that the suspension is till further notice.

“We wish to announce that we have just received a further update from TCN to the effect that TCN has suspended the planned outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines.


“The planned power outage which was previously scheduled for July 1 to August 31, has been suspended till further notice.

“Our services will therefore continue without interruption,” she said.

She reiterated BEDC’s commitment to serving our customers better.

On Sunday, BEDC informed its customers in Ondo and Ekiti that TCN is scheduled to carry out maintenance work on the 132KV Osogbo-Akure transmission line for two months.

It said the maintenance would involve the installation of optical ground wire and other activities that required an outage for a safe workspace.


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Tolulope Adeniran
Tolulope Adeniran

Adeniran Tolulope is a final year student from the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He is currently serving as the Chairman, Guild Of Editors, ACJ OAU.

He also formerly served as the Editor-in-chief of OAU KILONSHELE News Agency clinching award to its honor as the Best News Agency (Online Category) in ACJ OAU 2024 award night.

He’s very passionate about his career in Journalism and always want to learn better. His passion for writing and Journalism earned him an award of excellence in 2023 and 2024 as the Best Upcoming writer and Best Article writer respectively.

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