Parts of Osun, Ondo to experience seven-hour power outage today

Some parts of Osun and Ondo State will experience a seven-hour power outage on Friday due to the replacement of a faulty circuit breaker safeguarding the Osogbo/Ilesha/Ife-Ondo 132kV transmission line.

This was revealed in a statement by Transmission company of Nigeria (TCN)’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah.

She disclosed that TCN’s maintenance crew will replace faulty circuit breakers protecting the Osogbo/Ilesha/Ife-Ondo 132Kv transmission line with a new one on Friday between 10 am and 5 pm.

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Mbah shared that this maintenance will affect the bulk power supply to Ile-Ife, Ilesha, and Ondo Transmission, which depend on the Osogbo/Ilesha/Ife-Ondo 132kV transmission line for power distribution.

TCN said, “Consequently, Ibadan and Benin DisCos will not be able to offtake power for seven hours through the Ife township, Ikire/Wasimi, OAU, Ife Iron & Steel, Sekona, Efon Alaaye, IBL, Ilesha township, Ibokun/Idominasi, Ipetu-Ijesha, and Ijebu-Ijesha feeders to its customers in the listed areas”.

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