TCN Restores Kainji–Birnin Kebbi 330kV Line After Tower Collapse

<p><strong>The Transmission Company of Nigeria &lpar;TCN&rpar; has restored the 330kV Kainji–Birnin Kebbi Single Circuit Transmission Line to service&comma; weeks after it was shut down following the collapse of Tower 367 in Yauri&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN said the line was successfully restored at 5&colon;24pm on Thursday&comma; October 1&comma; 2026&comma; after engineers installed an Emergency Restoration System &lpar;ERS&rpar; tower at the affected location&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;workers-shut-education-ministry-gates-block-alausa-from-office&sol;">Workers Shut Education Ministry Gates&comma; Block Alausa From Office<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the company&comma; restoration work began with the dismantling and decommissioning of the collapsed tower&comma; followed by the alignment and preparation of the conductors and skywire&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;king-confident-of-victory-ahead-of-el-kanemis-clash-with-unid&sol;">King Confident of Victory Ahead of El-Kanemi’s Clash with UNID<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The ERS tower was subsequently erected&comma; while other associated works were carried out to ensure the transmission line was safely returned to service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN said its engineers worked round the clock to complete the restoration and minimise the duration of the outage&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Kainji–Birnin Kebbi line had been taken out of service since September 7&comma; 2026&comma; when Tower 367 collapsed&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;nerc-reaffirms-commitment-to-electricity-sector-growth-as-nigeria-marks-66th-independence&sol;">NERC Reaffirms Commitment to Electricity Sector Growth as Nigeria Marks 66th Independence<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>The company expressed appreciation to electricity consumers in the affected areas for their patience and understanding throughout the outage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN also reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a stable&comma; reliable and efficient electricity transmission network across the country&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Make the lead more newsworthy<br &sol;>&NewLine;Tighten repetitive restoration details<br &sol;>&NewLine;Use a sharper&comma; more unique headline<&sol;p>&NewLine;