The Transmission Company of Nigeria has officially contradicted the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company regarding the reasons behind the recent blackout affecting several communities in Kogi State.
According to AEDC, the power disruption was due to a scheduled maintenance of 100MVA power transformers at the Apo 132kV substation. The distribution company listed areas such as Zango, Shetima, Apansede, Phase 1, Phase 2, and Crown Estate as affected by the outage.
However, TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah clarified that no maintenance work occurred at its Apo 132kV Transmission Substation during the period specified by AEDC. TCN explained that maintenance was successfully completed on April 30, 2026, when the transformer was taken offline as an emergency measure due to arcing observed on the bushing.
TCN emphasized that the power outage experienced by AEDC customers in the mentioned areas cannot be attributed to the transmission company. The statement underscores a clear disagreement between the two power entities over the actual cause of the blackout.