Power supply disrupted in Lagos, Oyo, others after damage to three towers

TCN engineers are working to repair the damaged towers and restore normal bulk power supply to Ikeja, eco- and Ibadan distribution companies (discos). The Nigeria Transmission Company (TCN) announced on Friday that three transmission towers on the Ikeja West OSOGBO 330kV line were damaged, which led to a loss of 165 MW. According to a statement from TCN general manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, the incident happened on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, approximately 14.9 km from the Ikeja-West Transmission substation during windy rainfall. MBAH noted that a thorough investigation revealed that a trailer truck collided with detached conductors on Tower 527, which caused extensive damage to Tower 528, which subsequently collapsed. The incident also affected towers 526 and 524, the statement says. According to her, TCN engineers work to restore the damaged towers and restore the normal bulk power supply to Ikeja, Eko and Ibadan distribution companies (discos). Ibadan electricity distribution business supplies electricity to Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Kwara states and parts of Niger, Ekiti and Kogi states. The statement read partly: “The Transmissions Company of Nigeria (TCN) announces that the Ikeja-West/Osogbo 330kV line on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at about 9:22 am, came down at a distance of about 14.9 km from Ikeja-West Transmission substation. 165 MW revealed. ” to Tower 528, which collapsed as a result of a trailer that hits detachers on Tower 527. “The incident also affected Tower 526 and Tower 524.” Our engineers work diligently to restore the affected towers and ensure that normal bulk was on Ikeja, Eko, and Ibadan discos. “At the discos involved.