Blackout hits parts of Abuja as TCN begins six-hour maintenance

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced a six-hour powerfulness outage successful parts of Abuja connected Tuesday.

TCN disclosed this successful a connection connected Monday, explaining that the outage would effect from yearly attraction astatine its 132/33kV Katampe 1 Transmission Substation.

According to the Federal Government-owned company, the attraction workout is scheduled to instrumentality spot connected Tuesday, September 8, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Consequently, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, volition beryllium incapable to proviso energy to customers successful Dawaki, Gwarinpa, Dutse Alhaji and surrounding areas during the attraction period.

Other areas to beryllium affected see parts of Kubwa, Arab Road, Bwari, Mopol Barracks, parts of Jiwa and environs, arsenic good arsenic Suleja Township, FCT College of Education, Field Base, Madalla, Zuba and surrounding communities.

“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to pass the nationalist that an yearly attraction workout volition beryllium carried retired astatine its 132/33kV Katampe 1 Transmission Substation connected Tuesday, 8th September 2026, from 10:00am to 4:00pm,” TCN stated.

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