TCN Schedules Seven-Hour Power Outage in Abuja for Substation Maintenance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has scheduled a seven-hour power outage in Abuja from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for preventive maintenance at the Katampe 132/33kV Transmission Substation, affecting Mpape, Maitama, and Life Camp.
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has scheduled a seven-hour power outage in Abuja to conduct preventive maintenance on the Katampe 132/33kV Transmission Substation. The outage is set to occur from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., as confirmed by TCN in a public notice reported by Naija News.
The maintenance work targets critical infrastructure at the Katampe facility, a key node in Abuja’s power transmission network. According to Legit.ng, the scheduled shutdown will impact several major areas, including Mpape, Maitama, and Life Camp. TCN described the intervention as essential for ensuring long-term grid stability and minimizing unplanned outages in the future.
TCN emphasized that the maintenance is part of its routine preventive strategy to enhance system reliability. The company assured affected consumers that power would be restored promptly after completion of the work. The seven-hour window—from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.—was selected to balance technical requirements with reduced peak-hour disruption, though exact restoration timelines depend on work completion.
Residents and businesses in the affected zones were advised to prepare accordingly. The intervention underscores ongoing challenges in Nigeria’s power infrastructure, where planned outages remain necessary due to aging equipment and limited redundancy in transmission systems.