Darkness has hit Bayelsa State as two towers belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132 Kilovolt line were brought down by vandals in the Igbooghene community.
TCN disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah
The company said the incident happened on July 29, 2024, in the Igbooghene community of Bayelsa State.
Consequently, this resulted in disruptions of power supply to Bayelsa State, including TCN’s Yenagoa Sub-station and the Gbarain Power Station.
“Presently, Yenagoa metropolis and the entire Bayelsa State are still without power supply.
“Our engineers led by the General Manager Transmission, Port Harcourt Region, Engr. Emmanuel Akpa, accompanied by men from the DSS have inspected the site of the vandalized towers.
“Plans are already ongoing to mobilize a contractor on an emergency basis to reconstruct the collapsed towers,” she said.
The development comes after an incident on June 16, 2024, where an individual was caught vandalizing tower T238 along the Owerri/Ahoada 132kV double circuit transmission lines.
Recall that another act of vandalism occurred on June 10, 2024, at the Ahoada Transmission Substation.
Darkness hits Bayelsa as vandals attack two TCN towers
