By Chidiebere Ugwu
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has clarified that the current poor power supply situation in Abuja is not attributable to inadequate transmission capacity resulting from the Gwagwalada tower vandalism incident of 26th February, 2024.
Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager, Public Affairs, who made the clarification in a statement, stated that TCN supplies AEDC bulk power for Abuja and environs through three major 330kV transmission lines. The three bulk power sources are to ensure flexibility and reliability.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that the current power supply situation in Abuja is not attributable to inadequate transmission capacity resulting from the Gwagwalada tower vandalism incident of 26th February, 2024.
“This is because TCN supplies AEDC bulk power for Abuja and environs through three major 330kV transmission lines. The three bulk power sources are to ensure flexibility and reliability .
“Contrary to recent publications in the media, therefore, the Gwagwalada incident impacted the redundancy and flexibility of bulk supply and not the capability of TCN to supply adequate bulk supply to Abuja and environs.
“This simply means that the wheeling capacity of TCN to Abuja has not been affected because the available 2X330kV Shiroro – Katampe Transmission lines are sufficient to convey allocated power to Abuja.
“It is important to note that the current power situation being experienced generally is a result of low load allocation, caused by low power generation into the nation’s grid” reads the statement in parts.
