She said the maintenance exercise, which began earlier this year, would now continue until June 30, 2026.
The general manager said firefighters were quickly deployed to the scene and swung into action, preventing the fire from spreading to more shops.
According to him, light has also been restored from Askira to Chibok.
Mr Bakare-Oki underscored the need for both commercial and private motorists to comply with officially sanctioned speed limits to avert needless road fatalities.
To boost the capacity, TCN said it had upgraded from 150 MVA 330 kva 132 transformer in Benin to 300 MVA with similar upgrades in other substations.
He urged DisCos to ensure adequate customer metering in order to give them the proper billings.
The company said vandalism posed a serious threat to its distribution infrastructure, especially electricity cables.
