Transmission Firm Commences Maintenance In Gombe

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has e commenced a scheduled attraction astatine its Gombe 132/33kV Transmission Substation, aimed astatine strengthening powerfulness proviso reliability successful the state.

According to a connection issued by the TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, connected X,  the attraction enactment volition instrumentality spot from October 14 to 24, 2025, betwixt 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily.

The powerfulness transmission steadfast explained that the workout forms portion of its nationwide preventive attraction programme designed to guarantee the sustained ratio and information of the nationalist grid infrastructure.

Engineers volition enactment specifically connected the Shongo 33kV Feeder 8, wherever the institution is expected to regenerate existing extortion and power panels with modern instrumentality to heighten show and trim downtime.

While residents and concern operators successful Gombe State are expected to acquisition irregular energy proviso owed to enactment involving the shutdown of feeders, TCN assured that determination would beryllium nary load nonaccomplishment oregon bulk powerfulness interruption to energy consumers served done the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) passim the attraction period.

Mbah stated that portion enactment is ongoing, the load connected Shongo 33kV Feeder volition beryllium transferred to the Darazo 33kV Feeder, and that of Mallam Sidi Feeder volition beryllium transferred to Doma 33kV Feeder 6 to guarantee a continuous powerfulness proviso to communities and facilities served by the 2 feeders.

“There volition beryllium nary bulk powerfulness interruption to Jos Electricity Distribution Company each done the play of maintenance,” Mbah emphasised, adding that the proactive measurement aligns with TCN’s committedness to amended grid reliability and forestall unplanned outages.

The institution further noted that the replacement of ageing power and extortion systems astatine substations is captious to maintaining the stableness of the transmission web and ensuring seamless coordination betwixt transmission and organisation operators.

“This means that determination volition beryllium nary bulk powerfulness interruption to Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) each done the play of maintenance,” TCN added.