The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has extended the scheduled outage on the Jos-Bauchi-Gombe 330kV Single Circuit transmission line to allow contractors complete the installation of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) along the 276-kilometre corridor.
The maintenance exercise, which resumed on May 23, will now continue until June 30, 2026, with outages observed from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays.
As a result, customers of the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) and Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) in Bauchi, Gombe, Damaturu, and Maiduguri will experience limited power supply during the maintenance period, while Yola, Jalingo, and surrounding communities will be without electricity during the outage windows.
TCN assured consumers that power supply would be restored at the end of each day’s work and stated that the project will improve grid monitoring, operational efficiency, and the reliability of the national transmission network upon completion.
