Major power line hit by storm in Lagos, TCN activates emergency response

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared a unit majeure connected the Ikeja West–Osogbo 330kV transmission enactment aft a terrible rainstorm disrupted operations on the corridor.

In a statement, the institution said the incidental occurred connected Thursday, April 16, 2026, erstwhile the enactment tripped during the tempest owed to a fault.

According to TCN, the responsibility was traced to a constituent astir 14.9 kilometres from the Ikeja West (Ayobo) extremity of the line.

Further checks by attraction teams showed that Tower No. 515 collapsed during the storm, with the operation breaking astatine its midsection.

The improvement affected the transmission line, prompting the institution to activate exigency measures.

TCN said it has begun moving materials and deploying unit to the tract for the reconstruction of the damaged tower. At the aforesaid time, engineers are moving to dismantle the fallen operation to let for harmless and speedy repairs.

The company, however, assured that efforts are underway to stabilise powerfulness transmission successful the affected corridor.

“We guarantee that we volition enactment assidously to reconstruct flexibility and redundancy successful that corri...