By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at approximately 9:22 pm, the Ikeja-West/Osogbo 330kV line tripped, at a distance of about 14.9 km from Ikeja-West Transmission Substation.
According to a statement signed by the transmission company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, the incident occurred during windy rainfall, resulting in a load loss of 165 MW to Eko, Ikeja, and Ibadan DisCos.
According to the statement, a thorough investigation by TCN revealed extensive damage to Tower 528, which collapsed due to a trailer truck hitting detached conductors on Tower 527. The incident also affected Tower 526 and Tower 524.
Assuring that efforts were ongoing to restore normalcy, TCN said, “Our engineers are working diligently to repair the affected towers and ensure normal bulk power supply to Ikeja, Eko, and Ibadan DISCOs.
“Meanwhile, the 165 MW load loss has already been diverted through other lines to the affected DISCOs to minimise the impact of the incident on the affected DisCos.
“The TCN remains committed to providing efficient and reliable transmission of bulk electricity nationwide.”