Some parts of Kano and Kaduna states have been hit with blackout as vandals destroyed the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN's two towers. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to her, the damaged facilities - T133 and T136 - are along 330-kilovolt Shiroro-Kaduna lines 1 and 2.
Some parts of Kano and Kaduna states have been hit with blackout as vandals destroyed the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN 's two towers. The spokesperson of TCN , Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to her, the damaged facilities - T133 and T136 - are along 330-kilovolt Shiroro- Kaduna lines 1 and 2. She said TCN is making plans to deploy the newly procured emergency restoration system to the site, pending the reconstruction of the damaged tower.
'Arrangements are in top gear to deploy the newly procured 'emergency restoration system' to the site, pending the reconstruction of the damaged towers. 'TCN has also conducted an aerial survey in collaboration with security operatives, given the area's vulnerability to banditry, which poses a significant threat to both TCN installations and personnel.
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