TCN starts repairs on four vandalised transmission towers in Rivers

The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has begun repairing four towers damaged by vandals along the Afam-IPP-Elelenwo 132kV transmission line in Rivers State. The available information does not specify when the repairs will be completed or whether the damage has affected electricity transmission in the area.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has started repairing four towers vandalised along the Afam-IPP-Elelenwo 132kV transmission line in Rivers State, according to information published by Punch Nigeria. The company’s repair operation concerns infrastructure on the 132-kilovolt transmission route linking Afam, the independent power project and Elelenwo. The source did not provide details about when the vandalism occurred or describe the extent of damage to the towers.
It also did not state whether the affected line was operating during the repairs, whether electricity transmission had been interrupted, or how the work would affect customers in Rivers State. No completion date, repair cost or information about any investigation into the vandalism was included in the supplied material. The announcement establishes that TCN has commenced remedial work on four damaged towers along the transmission line.
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