The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has stated that its maintenance crew is working assiduously to rectify a fault on the 33kV NIPP feeder at the Kubwa 132/33kV Transmission Substation.
Recall that the feeder tripped at 9:39am on Sunday, 20th September, 2026, on earth fault.
TCN said that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, maintenance team patrolled the feeder and certified it okay for restoration.
However, it said on attempt to restore the feeder at 6:34pm, it tripped again on overcurrent and earth fault, resulting in a shattered blue phase interrupter head of the feeder circuit breaker.
Consequently, TCN said that AEDC has been unable to off-take bulk power for its customers in FO1, Dantata Estate, Byazhin, Byazhin Across, and Gbazango.
TCN said it regrets any inconveniences caused by the outage and assures that power supply will be restored as soon as repair work on the breaker is completed.
