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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a five-hour power outage in Bida and surrounding communities in Niger State.
The outage will take place on Wednesday from 8 am to 1 pm.
TCN said the outage will allow its team to carry out annual preventive maintenance at the Bida 132/33kV Transmission Substation.
The maintenance crew will work on a 60MVA 132/33kV transformer and its associated switchgear.
As a result, several communities served by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) will experience the outage.
Affected areas include Bida Town, Army Barracks, Agaie, Doko, Baro, Zago, Emi Rani and Bussu.
Others are Laugba Goshigi, Lafiyagi Essa, Amgulu, Mansantali, Agaie Town, Low Cost and Masaga, as well as surrounding villages.
TCN said it would restore power immediately after the maintenance exercise.
The company apologised to customers for the inconvenience caused by the planned outage.
It said the exercise is part of its preventive maintenance programme to improve the transmission network’s reliability and stability.
