The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) mentioned it has efficiently restored bulk energy provide to Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe States.
The event comes after 9 days of blackout in Northern Nigeria.
The corporate mentioned electrical energy provide was restored to the affected states following the completion of repairs on the vandalised part of the 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1 as of 4:56pm on Wednesday night.
As Blackout Reaches tenth Day In North, Specialists Search Everlasting Resolution
TCN common supervisor (Public Affairs), Ndidi Mbah, in a press release on Wednesday night time, mentioned with the restoration of the road, the Apir-Lafia 330kV transmission line 2 is now operational.
She, nonetheless, mentioned restoration efforts have been nonetheless persevering with, with the TCN engineering staff making ready to begin work on the second 330kV transmission line.
“All vital supplies for the repairs are readily available, and work will start as quickly as the positioning is secured for the protection of our personnel to the affected sections of the vandalized 330kV transmission line two,” TCN spokesperson acknowledged.
In accordance with her, groups of linesmen will, within the meantime, re-patrol the 330kV line 2 to make sure that no different sections are impacted because the restore works progress.
“We admire your endurance and understanding as our engineers work diligently to revive the 330kV transmission line 2. TCN recognises the significance of electrical energy in our every day lives and is dedicated to making sure that this line is repaired swiftly, thereby rising the majority energy to the affected space by the incident,” TCN acknowledged.
In the meantime, residents of Gombe in Gombe State have confirmed restoration of energy provide to their houses following nine-day energy outage within the North.
Our correspondent studies that on Wednesday night time at about 10:16pm, energy was restored in some components of the state however lasted for a couple of minutes solely.
The event comes after northern leaders, together with governors and conventional rulers, had converged a gathering in Kaduna State on Monday to debate the extended energy outage and different challenges plaguing the area.
The federal authorities had pledged earlier to revive electrical energy within the northern a part of the nation inside 5 days.
Whereas this fleeting restoration of energy provides a glimmer of hope, the individuals of Gombe await a extra everlasting answer to the facility blackout.
