Nov. 11, 2024

Vandals have destroyed the transmission line along Lokoja – Gwagwalada, hindering power infrastructure development in the country.

A statement by The Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN in a statement on Monday said that three towers along line one have been vandalised, disrupting bulk power transmission along the route.

The vandals also stole two spans of aluminium conductors from line one.

Though a double-circuit line, TCN assures that it is still supplying bulk power through line two, while efforts are underway to source replacement aluminium conductors for the two spans stolen from line one.

TCN described the rising trend of vandalism on transmission lines and towers as a threat to the country’s power infrastructure and hindering the expansion and stability of the national grid.

It again appealed to communities hosting transmission lines and towers, to collaborate with it and security operatives to combat the menace.