The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it has  restored power supply to Taraba State and its environs, following successful upgrade of the Yola-Mayo Belwa-Jalingo transmission line.

In a statement on its verified twitter handle in Abuja on Wednesday, General Manager Public Affairs of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said that full restoration was achieved at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Ms Mbah said that the restoration was after the completion of all pre-commissioning test and the mandatory soak period, in line with standard operational procedures.

She said, “The planned outage began at 2:16 p.m. on January 9, to allow contractors carry out critical upgrade works on the transmission line. These included line stringing from the terminal tower to the newly constructed line bay, to enable energisation of newly installed 150 Mega Volt Ampree (MVA) power transformers at the Jalingo and Mayo Belwa Transmission substations.

“To ensure the safe and seamless execution of the project, the Gombe-Yola transmission line was temporarily opened on Jan.11, to facilitate associated line bay extension and transfer works at the Yola Transmission substation.”

According to her, the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) is a major beneficiary of the upgrade of the Mayo Belwa and Jalingo Transmission Substations from 132 Kilo Volt (kV) to 330kV.

She said that the enhancement would significantly improve power reliability, increase transmission capacity, and support growing electricity demand in the state and neighbouring areas.

“TCN appreciates the patience and understanding of electricity consumers during the outage and reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the national transmission grid for reliable and efficient power supply across the country, ‘’she said.

(NAN)