{"id":1609,"date":"2026-07-06T15:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:02:21","slug":"tcn-outage-at-fct-transmission-substation-due-to-routine-maintenance-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1609","title":{"rendered":"Electricity: Outage at FCT transmission substation due to routine maintenance \u2013TCN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>The Transmission Company of Nigeria regrets any inconvenience the planned outage at the weekend might have caused electricity consumers in the affected areas, stating the equipment maintenance was essential to ensure their continued optimal performance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a scheduled preventive maintenance at the Katampe 132\/33kV Transmission Substation.<\/p>\n<p>Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs, at TCN, Friday, July 3, 2026, stated the planned outage in the affected areas within the FCT would begin at the weekend from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MiqSr6pAtN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1617\">InFocus: Nigeria&#8217;s rising data costs, QoE and telecoms sustainability<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cInFocus: Nigeria\u2019s rising data costs, QoE and telecoms sustainability\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1617&amp;embed=true#?secret=GyrAfnAIeD#?secret=MiqSr6pAtN\" data-secret=\"MiqSr6pAtN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The power company also explained that the scheduled maintenance was to enable TCN\u2019s maintenance crew to carry out preventive maintenance on the 100MVA 132\/33kV Power Transformer (TR1), its auxiliaries, and associated switchgear in the substation.<\/p>\n<p>The TCN further said Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) would be unable to off-take bulk power for distribution to customers in parts of Mpape, Maitama, Jahi, Life Camp, and Kado Power to Fish Market, Idu-Karmo, and their environs during the maintenance period Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It stated: \u201cTCN regrets any inconvenience this planned outage may cause electricity customers in the affected areas and notes that equipment maintenance is essential to ensure their continued optimal performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*The Transmission Company of Nigeria regrets any inconvenience the planned outage at the weekend might have caused electricity consumers in the affected areas, stating 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