UPDATE ON FORCED OUTAGE ALONG 132kV KUMBOTSO–DAN AGUNDI LINE 1

UPDATE ON FORCED OUTAGE ALONG 132kV KUMBOTSO–DAN AGUNDI LINE 1

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Kano Region, hereby informs the public that the ongoing power outage along the 132kV Kumbotso–Dan Agundi Line 1 was caused by a system trip on earth fault at about 10:05 p.m. on Monday, 22nd September 2026, during heavy rainfall and strong winds.

The line was immediately isolated to enable TCN’s maintenance crew to conduct a thorough patrol and identify the cause of the fault.

During the patrol, which was completed on Tuesday, 23rd September 2026, the maintenance team discovered a tilted cross-arm and a snapped conductor at two separate locations between Towers T707 and T708. The affected cross-arm requires removal and reinstallation before the necessary repairs can be completed.

To minimise the impact of the outage on customers and commercial areas across Kano Metropolis, TCN has successfully transferred the loads previously supplied through the 33kV feeders at the 132kV Dan Agundi Transmission Substation to other available 132kV substations within the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) franchise area, pending completion of the repairs.

TCN apologises for the inconvenience caused by this forced outage and assures affected customers that repair works are ongoing to restore normal bulk power supply as soon as possible.