The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced rehabilitation of four vandalised transmission towers along the Afam/IPP/Elelenwo 132-kilovolt Double Circuit Transmission Line in Rivers State.
TCN said the affected towers — T50, T51, T52 and T53 — were discovered by its linesmen on Aug. 6, after critical bracing members had been removed, compromising their structural integrity.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the company said it immediately mobilised a contractor to carry out the repairs. A formal handover ceremony was held on Tuesday by the Port Harcourt Transmission Region to mark the start of the rehabilitation.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Head of Lines, Port Harcourt Transmission Region, Azu Lucky, urged residents of Elelenwo, traditional rulers and the local government chairman to help protect the facilities from further vandalism.
“We are mindful of the risk that vandalism of these towers poses to reliable transmission of electricity along the corridor,” Lucky said.
He assured residents that TCN would work to complete the rehabilitation promptly, while urging communities to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities around transmission infrastructure.
Lucky said sustained community cooperation would be critical to protecting the rehabilitated towers and ensuring reliable electricity transmission along the corridor.
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