Six states of the federation will experience power outage on Saturday and Sunday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. The states are- Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states in the eastern part of the
federation, as well as parts of Benue State on Saturday, January 26 and
Sunday, January 27, 2013.
A statement issued by the Assistant
General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Mr. Dave Ifabiyi, in Abuja on
Tuesday, named the states as Abia, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo and parts of
Benue.
According to Ifabiyi, the light out will
enable the company’s contractors enhance the capacity of the
transmission system that serves the affected areas.
He said, “In the bid to complete the
final connection works on the new double circuit 330kV transmission line
from Benin, in Edo State, to Onitsha, in Anambra State, and the
associated substation at Onitsha, there will be power interruption to
Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states in the eastern part of the
federation, as well as parts of Benue State on Saturday, January 26 and
Sunday, January 27, 2013.
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