After vandals demolished thirteen Transmission Company of Nigeria towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuits, several areas of the states of Rivers and Bayelsa will go without power for months.
This was revealed in a statement released by TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, on Wednesday.
The TCN asked the governments of the states of Rivers and Bayelsa to support it in resolving the continued, worrisome, and overwhelming vandalism of its installations.
This occurs after the same Ahoada-Yenagoa transmission line was earlier wrecked by vandals.
“Additionally, a new contract was recently awarded for the reinforcement of towers 19-31 on the Ahoada-Yenagoa line, where tower members had been vandalized and stolen.
“Despite these ongoing efforts, the recent vandalism of the thirteen towers presents a significant challenge to TCN,” it said.
According to the firm, the thirteen vandalized towers are spread over multiple villages in Rivers State, including Okobe in Ahoada East, Emezhi 1 in Ahoada West, and Mbiama in Ahoada West Local Government Areas; additionally, the Igbogene community in Bayelsa State is home to these towers.
“Given the extent of the destruction to the towers and the ongoing work on previously vandalized transmission towers, it may take several months for TCN to complete the rebuilding and stringing of the towers to restore power supply to the state”, TCN added.
To combat the growing vandalism of vital power infrastructure around the nation, TCN urged cooperation between security personnel and host communities.
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