The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that there will be a seven-hour power outage in certain areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a statement, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, stated that the affected areas will experience a blackout on Saturday, February 22, and Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.
The power disruption is due to scheduled annual preventive maintenance on two transformers. Mbah explained that the maintenance will be carried out on the 2x100MVA TR3 and TR4 transformers at the Apo 132/33kV Transmission Substation in Abuja.
“The planned power interruptions are unavoidable, as Abuja DisCo will be unable to receive bulk power supply from the transformers during the maintenance period. Power supply will be restored to the affected areas upon completion of the maintenance exercise,” the statement read.
On Saturday, February 22, the power outage will affect the National Hospital, G2 Injection Station, Garki, Area 1, and Asokoro for seven hours. The outage will also extend to areas such as Apo Legislative Quarters, Apo Resettlement, Gudu, Apo Mechanic, and their surrounding areas.
TCN apologized for any inconvenience the outage may cause to the affected customers during this period.
