The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that a major fault on its Omotoso-Ikeja West 330 kilovolt (kV) transmission line has led to a significant reduction in the electricity supply to Lagos.

 

In a statement on Tuesday, Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s general manager (GM) of public affairs, said the transmission line snapped between towers 420 and 422 on March 9, resulting in a drop of approximately 350 megawatts (MW) of bulk electricity supply to the state.

 

Mbah said Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) were affected.

 

“This temporary drop in bulk power supply has caused significant load shedding within the Eko and Ikeja franchise areas,” the GM said.

 

“TCN has mobilized its engineers to the site and conveyed necessary materials to repair the snapped sections of the 330kV Omotoso – Ikeja West transmission line.”

 

The general manager said repair work will be completed within three days, after which the full bulk power supply will be restored through the transmission line route.

 

Mbah apologised for any inconvenience caused to the government, EKEDC and IKEDC, and electricity consumers in Lagos state.

 

On Monday, EKEDC and IKEDC said the power supply disruption in Lagos was caused by a “fault in transmission infrastructure” of the TCN, leading to load shedding.