The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a scheduled seven-hour power outage in certain areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a statement, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, stated that the affected areas will experience the outage on Saturday, February 22, and Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.
The outage is due to planned annual preventive maintenance on two transformers, she explained.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria informs the public that its maintenance crew will conduct annual preventive maintenance on the 2x100MVA, TR3 & TR4 transformers at the Apo 132/33kV Transmission Substation in Abuja,” the statement read.
“The planned power interruptions are unavoidable, as Abuja DisCo will be unable to receive bulk power supply from the transformers during the maintenance period. Power supply will be restored to the affected areas upon completion of the maintenance exercise.”
Mbah stated that on Saturday, February 22, power outages will impact the National Hospital, G2 Injection Station, Garki, Area 1, and Asokoro for a duration of seven hours.
Additionally, areas such as Apo Legislative Quarters, Apo Resettlement, Gudu, Apo Mechanic, and their surroundings will also face a seven-hour power disruption.
The outage is necessary, she explained, as the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company will be unable to receive bulk power supply from the affected transformers during the maintenance period.
TCN extended its apologies for any inconvenience this may cause to the affected customers.
“Power supply will be restored once the maintenance exercise is completed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause the affected electricity customers,” the company said.