Six states of the federation will
experience power outage on Saturday and Sunday, the Transmission Company of
Nigeria has said. A statement issued by the Assistant General Manager, Public
Affairs, TCN, Mr. Dave Ifabiyi, in Abuja on Tuesday, named the states as Abia,
Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo and parts of Benue.
According to Ifabiyi, the light out
will enable the company’s contractors enhance the capacity of the transmission
system that serves the affected areas. He said, “In the bid to complete the
final connection works on the new double circuit 330kV transmission line from
Benin, in Edo State, to Onitsha, in Anambra State, and the associated
substation at Onitsha, there will be power interruption to Abia, Anambra,
Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states in the eastern part of the federation, as well as
parts of Benue State on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27, 2013.
The crucial final connection works
to be carried out by our contractors, having completed the stringing of 330kV
double circuit transmission line across River Niger, aim at enhancing the
transmission capacity in the area and improving grid power delivery and
reliability nationwide.” Ifabiyi added that TCN regretted any inconveniences
the two-day power interruption would cause the governments and people of the
affected states.
