Electricity consumers in Sokoto State and environs will experience power outage and blackout till third week of December as the Transmission company of Nigeria is set to upgrade the overloaded Sokoto – Birnin Kebbi 132kV Single Circuit Transmission Line with high capacity transmission cable.
Over the years, the Sokoto – Birnin Kebbi 132kV transmission line, had become overloaded due to the massive increase in the human population and attendant socio-economic development in the area.
The upgrade would rectify the current low voltage and consequent poor power situation.
To ameliorate the effect of the scheduled outage on electricity customers during the period, TCN will work from 8am to 5pm daily, during which time there would be no supply of electricity to the affected areas.
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Electricity supply would however be restored daily, from 6pm to 8am.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
