The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has assured us that it will complete the reconstruction of its collapsed transmission towers along the Mbiama-Ahoada axis in Rivers State and restore the power supply to Bayelsa State within six weeks.
The collapse occurred after vandals destroyed 120 TCN transmission facilities in Ahoada and Igbogene in early August, causing a major blackout in Bayelsa.
Engr. Olugbenga Ajiboye, Director General of the Transmission Service Provider (TSP), a subsidiary of TCN, gave this assurance during a courtesy visit to the state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, at the Government House in Yenagoa.
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Ajiboye, speaking on behalf of TCN, apologized for the extended power outage and its economic impact, while requesting the state government’s support to accelerate the restoration process.
He explained that the outage was caused by the damage to the transmission line connecting Bayelsa, with 18 transmission towers vandalized. Ajiboye further noted that this year alone, 120 TCN transmission facilities had been vandalized nationwide, urging the Bayelsa State government to provide additional security for their infrastructure.
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In response, Deputy Governor Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo acknowledged the severity of the power crisis in Bayelsa, stressing that the lack of reliable public electricity had become a pressing issue in the state.