Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has informed the public that power supply has been restored at 4:54 p.m. on Saturday, 17th October 2026, following the successful completion of annual preventive maintenance on its 60MVA 132/33kV Transformer TR1 at the 330/132/33kV Gwagwalada Transmission Substation. This was contained in the statement signed by the management of TCN.
The statement reads: “The transformer was taken out of service at 12:17 p.m. to enable TCN’s maintenance crew to carry out annual preventive maintenance on the transformer and its accessories.
“During the maintenance exercise, power supply was interrupted for only 10 minutes before the commencement of the maintenance and 10 minutes after its completion. Areas affected during the short outage period include parts of Kuje Road, Kuje town and environs, Kwali Express Road, Kwali town, Dobi Village, Giri, UniAbuja, Pegi, Gwako, Gosa and environs.
“TCN appreciates the understanding and cooperation of electricity consumers during the maintenance exercise, ” it also added.
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