The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has publicly denied approving the planned two-month power outage in Ondo and Ekiti States.
Reacting to the news of an alleged electricity outage over the Osogbo/Akure Ado-Ekiti 132 kilovolt line maintenance, the TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed that the company had disapproved of the outage.
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company(BEDC) announced earlier that there would be a two-month outage in Ondo and Ekiti states from July 1 to August 31, 2024.
The TCN, however, clarified that such a request had not been made.
“A publication by the BEDC regarding a proposed outage on the Osogbo-Akure-Ado-Ekiti 132kV line to install OPGW commencing on July 1 2024, has been brought to the notice of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.
“TCN Management hereby informs the general public that no such outage request has been approved,” it stated.
The Ekiti State Government also rejected the planned two-month power outage by the BEDC.