Darkness Hits Abuja As TCN Maintains Substation
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) Management has announced a 9-hour blackout in various districts on Saturday, October 28.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday, this is due to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) performing planned maintenance on the 132/33kV Kukwaba Transmission Station from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The districts to be affected are all in Abuja Municipal Council (AMAC)
The DisCo stated that the blackout would affect it customers in Games Village; Kabusa Gardens, Galadimawa Village, Human Right Radio, Sunny Vale, Suncity, Voice of Nigeria.
Others include Aco; Penthouse Estate, Panapina Word Trans Ltd, Aleita Community, Sabon Lugbe, Pyakasa, Chika, Lugbe across zones 1-9, Trademore, National Stadium, Eye Clinic, House on the Rock, Indoor Complex.
Also, Family Worship Centre, Bromax Estate, Wuye, Utako, Railway Station, Federal Medical Centre, Coca-Cola, EFCC HQ, Idu Industrial Area, CITEC Estate, BAZE University, Efab Global Estate, Diamond Court Estate, Wonderland, African University of Science and Technology, and its environs.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will be carrying out a planned maintenance exercise on the 132/33kV KUKWABA T/S on Saturday, 28th October 2023, between 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.”
“While we regret the inconvenience, please be assured that this outage is necessary to ensure more robust and reliable power supply to all our valued customers,” it said.
