By Nnamdi Okosieme
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has scheduled the annual preventive maintenance of the 330/132kV Ajaokuta Transmission Substation for Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from 9am to 4pm.
According to the company, the exercise will enable its crew carry out preventive maintenance on the 162MVA, 330/132kV power transformer, associated switchgear and ancillary equipment in the substation.
As a result of the work on the facility, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) will be unable to off-take electricity to its customers in Ekirin, Omuo, Ibillo, Akoko, Ogala, Ikare, Magongo, Okene Town, Ayere, Kabba and environs.
The TCN said the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) will also be unable to off-take electricity to its customers in Okpella Town, BUA Cement Company, West African Fertilizer Company, Dibeks Milling Company, Edestein Company, Freedom Group Company, Ososo, Uluoke, Iyora, Apana, Okpekpe, Arigidi, Ikare Town, Lampese, Igara, Oka and environs.
It said power supply will be restored to the affected areas upon completion of the maintenance exercise and craved the understanding of electricity consumers to be affected by the outage.
