TCN Begins Rehabilitation of Four Vandalised 132kV Towers in Rivers

<p><strong>The Transmission Company of Nigeria &lpar;TCN&rpar; has commenced rehabilitation works on four vandalised towers along the Afam&sol;IPP&sol;Elelenwo 132kV Double Circuit Transmission Line in Rivers State&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The affected towers&comma; identified as T50&comma; T51&comma; T52 and T53&comma; were discovered on August 6&comma; 2026&comma; by TCN linesmen during routine inspection&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;nigeria-unido-move-to-strengthen-livestock-traceability-food-safety&sol;">Nigeria&comma; UNIDO Move to Strengthen Livestock Traceability&comma; Food Safety<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Further assessment revealed that critical bracing members had been removed from the towers&comma; compromising their structural integrity and posing a risk to electricity transmission along the corridor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN said it has urgently mobilised a contractor to the site to carry out the repairs&comma; with a formal handover ceremony conducted on Tuesday&comma; September 8&comma; by the Port Harcourt Transmission Region to mark the commencement of the rehabilitation project&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;tcn-tower-collapse-disrupts-power-supply-to-keffi-akwanga-feeders&sol;">TCN Tower Collapse Disrupts Power Supply to Keffi&comma; Akwanga Feeders<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the ceremony&comma; the Head of Lines&comma; Port Harcourt Transmission Region&comma; Engr&period; Azuh Lucky&comma; who represented TCN Management&comma; called for stronger community involvement in protecting transmission infrastructure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Azuh urged residents of Elelenwo&comma; traditional rulers and the Local Government Chairman to support the company’s efforts to combat vandalism and ensure the safety of transmission facilities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He stressed that sustained community awareness and cooperation were essential to preventing further acts of vandalism and protecting the rehabilitated towers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;gga-urges-tinubu-to-remove-naicom-boss-over-recapitalisation-allegations&sol;">GGA Urges Tinubu to Remove NAICOM Boss Over Recapitalisation Allegations<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>TCN said it was mindful of the risks that vandalism poses to reliable electricity transmission along the corridor&comma; adding that it would do everything possible to ensure the timely completion of the rehabilitation works&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Company also appealed to residents of Elelenwo and neighbouring communities to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities around transmission facilities to help safeguard the infrastructure and ensure reliable power transmission&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;