The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed a significant disruption in electricity supply to Lagos due to a fault on its Omotoso-Ikeja West 330 kilovolt (kV) transmission line.
The incident, which occurred on March 9, has resulted in a reduction of approximately 350 megawatts (MW) of bulk electricity supply to the state.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, explained that the transmission line was damaged between towers 420 and 422, leading to a substantial power loss.
As a result, both the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) have been significantly affected, causing widespread load shedding in their respective areas.
“This temporary drop in bulk power supply has caused substantial load shedding within the Eko and Ikeja franchise areas,” Mbah stated.
TCN has since mobilized its engineers to the site and delivered the necessary materials to repair the damaged sections of the 330kV Omotoso-Ikeja West transmission line.
Mbah assured that the repair work will be completed within three days, after which full power supply will be restored to Lagos through this transmission route.
The TCN representative also apologized for the inconvenience caused to both the government and electricity consumers in Lagos, acknowledging the challenges faced by residents due to the disruption.
Earlier this week, EKEDC and IKEDC had cited a “fault in transmission infrastructure” as the cause of the ongoing power outage, which has led to intermittent power supply across Lagos.
