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Blackout Hits Bayelsa as Vandals Demolish 13 Transmission Towers

POSTED ON August 15, 2024 •   Metro      BY Benedicta Bassey
Transmission Company of Nigeria/ Photo credit: NewTelegraph

The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Thursday stated that Bayelsa State would experience a prolong blackout due to the recent vandalism of 13 transmission towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line.

The General Manager, Port Harcourt Transmission region, Emmanuel Akpata who head a team that visited the site disclosed that all the 13 towers from T52 to T64 were affected by vandalism.

This was contained in a statement issued by the TCN's General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah.

According to the statement, "nine towers have collapsed completely, while four are hanging precariously and could collapse at any moment."

The statement noted that the incident was first reported by the Youth President of the Ukpeli Community in Rivers State on August 12, 2024.

The statement noted that the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit Transmission line is “crucial for evacuating power from the Ahoada Transmission Substation to the Yenagoa Substation, which supplies electricity to the entire Bayelsa State.

“Given the extent of the destruction to the towers and the ongoing work on previously vandalised transmission towers, it may take several months for TCN to complete the rebuilding and stringing of the towers to restore power supply to the state.”

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, described the incident “as a national disaster” as he urged the governments of Rivers and Bayelsa states to assist TCN to curb the vandalism of its installations which has been “increasingly alarming and overwhelming.”

According to the statement, the 13 vandalised towers are located in several communities, including Okobe in Ahoada East, Emezhi 1 in Ahoada West, and Mbiama in Ahoada West Local Government Areas of Rivers State, as well as the Igbogene community in Bayelsa State.

TCN urged the public, including security operatives, host communities, traditional rulers, state governments, and all stakeholders to assist in the fight against vandalism in the state."

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