Residents of Abuja are bracing for a weekend of power outages as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) embarks on essential maintenance work at one of its key substations. The planned annual preventive maintenance exercise is set to take place at the Apo 132/33 kilovolt transmission substation, affecting several areas across the Federal Capital Territory.
The maintenance, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will involve two critical transformers, TR3 and TR4, at the substation. These transformers play a vital role in supplying bulk power to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), which in turn distributes electricity to homes and businesses.
On Saturday, residents in areas such as The National Hospital G2 injection station, Garki, Area 1, and Asokoro can expect disruptions in their electricity supply. Meanwhile, on Sunday, communities including APO Legislative Quarters, APO Resettlement, Gudu, APO Mechanic Village along with surrounding neighborhoods will experience similar outages.
TCN’s General Manager for Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah explained that these interruptions are unavoidable due to the nature of the work involved. She assured residents that once the maintenance is completed each day; power supply would be restored immediately.
While this may cause inconvenience for some residents who have grown accustomed to more reliable services recently improved by TCN’s efforts elsewhere in Nigeria, such as commissioning new transformers, the company emphasizes that these exercises are crucial for ensuring long-term reliability and efficiency of power distribution systems.
In recent months Abuja has seen significant improvements with major projects like relocating transmission towers along road dualization projects by FCDA contributing positively towards stabilizing energy supplies across various parts of FCT despite occasional disruptions caused by necessary technical interventions like this one happening now over weekends when demand typically drops slightly compared with weekdays peak hours usage patterns observed historically within urban settings globally including here locally too where infrastructure remains under constant upgrade cycles aimed ultimately enhancing overall consumer satisfaction levels overtime gradually moving forward progressively into future times ahead hopefully soon enough
