The Transmission Company of Nigeria has declared a power outage affecting five states in Northern Nigeria and parts of the Niger Republic. This development was made known via a statement released on Saturday by the company’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah.
The blackout is attributed to scheduled maintenance on the Mando–Kumbotso 330kV Transmission Line, which is set to take place on Sunday, 31st May 2026. According to TCN, the maintenance is essential to repair a damaged Red Phase Conductor on Tower T187 along the line route.
As a result, the Kano Electricity Distribution Company will be unable to supply electricity to customers in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, and parts of the Niger Republic. The statement further noted that customers in Gazaoua, Niger Republic, will also be impacted.
While TCN indicated that the maintenance work is expected to run from 9am to 4pm, the agency did not specify a precise timeline for when power supply would be fully restored to the affected regions.