The incident occurred at Tower Number 7 along the Kaduna Town Lines One and Two, located in the Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area. According to TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah, the collapse followed a severe windstorm and heavy rainfall, but was worsened by vandalism. Critical structural components of the tower had been removed by unknown individuals, making it vulnerable to failure.

As a result, power supply to multiple distribution load centres serving parts of Kaduna South was disrupted, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.

“The tower collapse caused a cut in the transmission of bulk power to some Kaduna Electric distribution load centres, particularly those supplying Kaduna South,” Mbah said in a statement.

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During a site inspection, TCN engineers discovered that vandals had stripped vital metal components from the tower, contributing to its collapse.

To mitigate the impact of the outage, TCN has directed Kaduna Electric to connect its 33kV Mogadishu feeder to the 33kV Abakwa feeder. This temporary measure is expected to restore electricity to parts of the Mogadishu area.

Meanwhile, TCN confirmed that other parts of Kaduna metropolis, including Kinkinau, Yan Tukwane, Kabala West, Unguwan Muazu, and Kaduna North remain unaffected.

Source: Channels