According to a statement released by TCN via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle and obtained by Channels Television, two accomplices remain at large and are currently being pursued by authorities. The same transmission tower had been vandalized earlier on August 13, 2024, with critical components stolen.

The suspects reportedly returned on the night of August 26 to continue their destructive activities, leading to the arrest of one individual.

Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, expressed growing concern over the increasing threat of vandalism, particularly in areas hosting power installations.

Between July 1 and August 11, 2024, TCN reported multiple vandalism incidents across its transmission regions. Notable incidents include the interception of vandals in a blue pick-up truck on August 7, 2024, by security operatives, and subsequent attacks on the Apir-Aliede and Apir-Otukpo-Yandev transmission lines.

Additional attacks occurred on August 3 and 5, 2024, in the Enugu Region and on July 24, 2024, in Osogbo, Osun State, with significant damage reported. In the Benin and Port Harcourt Regions, and the Bauchi Region, multiple towers were also damaged, leading to collapses.

Mbah appealed to host communities, urging them to take collective action against vandals and to collaborate with security agencies and vigilantes to protect power installations across the country.

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Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs in Abuja said the drop in electricity generated into the national grid was resulting in load shedding nationwide.

TCN added that the load shedding was necessary to maintain the stability of the grid.

Also, TCN noted that the sharp drop of power generated was occasioned by gas pipeline rupture on June 15, and technical issues at the Shell gas wells on  June 16.

TCN explained further that six thermal power generating stations were currently unable to generate electricity and have therefore been shut down due to the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) pipeline incident.

The company listed the affected power stations to include Ihovbor, Azura, Omotosho gas, Geregu gas, Olorunsogo gas, Sapele and the Egbin power stations.

TCN, however informed that the six power-generating thermal stations had managed to generate 60MW only on each of its units, losing a total of 211MW.

The company also said  Afam VI power station was shut down so that Shell oil company could resolve its gas well issues to enable it to commence gas supply to Afam VI power station.

“With a total loss of 1,087.6MW into the grid, the transmission system has become quite fragile and  TCN is working hard to avert a collapse of the system, by engaging in load-shedding.

“Load-shedding is to ensure that available generation is commensurate with what is allocated to DisCos nationwide, to create a balance and avert grid instability.“

The TCN spokesperson also said NGC was making efforts to ensure that the gas pipeline issues are resolved to restore normal gas supply to affected power generating stations, to enable them to generate into the grid.

The company stressed that Shell had in the morning hours of  June 17 resolved its gas well issue and gas supply partially restored to Afam VI power station.

TCN also noted that there was no collapse of the grid as was reported in some quarters.

The company appealed for understanding, adding that TCN engineers were working hard to maintain the stability of the grid, pending completion of repairs of the gas pipeline by NGC and restoration of full gas supply to affected generating stations.

Meanwhile, many parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had been out of supply in the past two days.

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