Vandals destroy Shiroro – Katampe transmission line once more – TCN 

The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) has reported one other incident of vandalism on the 330kV Shiroro–Katampe transmission line, which occurred on Wednesday.

Ndidi Mbah, TCN spokesperson, disclosed the disruption on their official X (previously Twitter) web page, stating that it occurred at roughly 11:43 PM.

She additional defined that the 330kV Shiroro–Katampe circuit skilled an outage within the energy provide, and regardless of making an attempt a trial reclosure, the road tripped once more instantly.

In an investigation carried out by a TCN line patrol crew dispatched from the Abuja Regional Workplace, it was found that the vandals had stolen a part of the conductor between towers T216 and T218.

“The TCN traces upkeep crew has since mobilized to the positioning and is working assiduously to interchange the vandalized 330kV energy conductor. Restoration of bulk energy provide by the affected line is predicted quickly.” 

“We enchantment to most of the people to help in figuring out and reporting suspicious actions round energy transmission infrastructure. Your vigilance and cooperation are essential in serving to us to stop acts of vandalism or apprehend the culprits.” She said

Backstory 

Following a earlier report by Nairametrics, the Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) has identified the destruction of its infrastructure particularly the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line, marking the fifth such incident in since February.

•  This recurring concern highlights important considerations concerning the safety of the nation’s important energy infrastructure.
• TCN famous that these assaults not solely disrupt energy provide but in addition require expensive repairs and result in delays in service restoration, additional straining Nigeria’s already fragile electrical energy grid.
• Mbah expressed the corporate’s frustration over the repeated destruction of significant infrastructure. She emphasised that these acts undermine efforts to enhance Nigeria’s energy transmission community and hinder progress towards a extra steady power provide.

What you need to know 

This 12 months has seen a troubling rise in vandalism focusing on Nigeria’s important infrastructure. In response, the Federal Authorities has already spent an alarming N8.8 billion on repairing transmission towers destroyed by vandals highlighting the numerous financial burden of recurring infrastructure injury.

• As an alternative of investing within the growth and modernization of the ability sector, the federal government is pressured to allocate assets to handle the injury brought on by these damaging acts.
• These substantial restore prices are diverting much-needed funds away from important improvement tasks, additional hindering efforts to strengthen the nationwide grid and enhance electrical energy entry throughout the nation.
• As extra funds are spent on repairs, the power to enhance and stabilize the electrical energy provide turns into more and more tough, prolonging the challenges of unreliable energy provide throughout the nation.