Mr Inugonum said that similar sensitisation campaigns in other states had yielded positive outcomes.
The AEDC announced a power outage affecting several parts of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday.
He described the project as a major milestone in strengthening Nigeria’s transmission infrastructure.
He said the incidents of vandalism had reduced in 2026 due to increased community support.
Mr Abdulaziz described his reappointment as a call to greater responsibility.
The exercise is scheduled to take place from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The TCN stated that the transformers were installed between January 2024 and November 2025.
The company said the outage was to facilitate ongoing restringing works at the Ihovbor Power Plant Turn-In/Turn-Out substation.
According to TCN, the clearance exercise was carried out on the new Ihovbor–Ajaokuta 330 kilovolt transmission line in Ihovbor Community, Edo.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has restored the 330 kilovolt Shiroro-Mando Transmission Line 1, which is now operational.
