TCN Begins Rehabilitation of Four Vandalised Towers on Afam-Elelenwo 132kV Line

<p><strong>The Transmission Company of Nigeria &lpar;TCN&rpar; has commenced rehabilitation work on four transmission towers vandalised along the Afam-IPP-Elelenwo 132kV Double-Circuit Transmission Line&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The affected towers&comma; identified as T50&comma; T51&comma; T52 and T53&comma; were vandalised after their structural members were removed and carted away by suspected vandals&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;2027-csos-demand-proof-of-inec-readiness-technology-fixes-ahead-of-polls&sol;">2027&colon; CSOs Demand Proof of INEC Readiness&comma; Technology Fixes Ahead of Polls<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to a statement issued by TCN Management on Monday&comma; the incident was discovered on August 6&comma; 2026&comma; by the company&&num;8217&semi;s lines engineers from the Port Harcourt Region&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;fg-approves-upgrade-of-four-ports-targets-wider-maritime-trade-network&sol;">FG Approves Upgrade of Four Ports&comma; Targets Wider Maritime Trade Network<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company said the latest incident represents the fifth vandalism attack recorded along the same transmission line in recent times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN said rehabilitation efforts are currently ongoing to restore the affected towers and ensure the continued stability and reliability of electricity transmission along the line&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;2027-yari-faleke-visit-apc-presidential-campaign-office-in-abuja&sol;">2027&colon; Yari&comma; Faleke visit APC presidential campaign office in Abuja<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>The company also appealed to stakeholders and members of the public to join efforts to curb the increasing menace of infrastructure vandalism&comma; warning that such acts pose a threat to the stability of the national grid&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN urged stakeholders to remain vigilant and support measures aimed at protecting critical transmission infrastructure from vandals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;