TCN substation maintenance to disrupt power supply in parts of Kano, Katsina, Jigawa

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said electricity consumers in parts of Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi and Yobe states would experience a four-hour power outage on Sunday.

The planned power supply disruption is due to a scheduled maintenance at its Kumbotso 330kV transmission substation, the company said in a statement on Friday.

The TCN said the maintenance exercise will take place from 9 am to 1 pm at the substation in Kano on June 28.

The statement read: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Kano Region, wishes to inform the public of a scheduled maintenance at its Kumbotso 330kV Transmission Substation on Sunday, June 28, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. 

” The scheduled maintenance is to enable TCN contractor continue the ongoing upgrade of 330kV bus I jumpers, replace the existing 350mm conductors with 800mm2 conductors in order to strengthen the transmission network and improve power reliability.

“As a result, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and some part of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) and Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) will be unable to off-take power for distribution to their customers in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, as well as Azare in Bauchi State, Nguru in Yobe State and also Gazaoua in Niger Republic.”