Power infrastructure engineers have successfully reconnected a major 330kV transmission corridor linking Kainji to Birnin Kebbi, bringing an end to a three-week outage triggered by a structural collapse in Kebbi State.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed that electricity began flowing through the single circuit line again at 5:24 pm on Thursday, 1 October. The line had been offline since 7 September, when Tower 367 collapsed near Yauri.
According to an official statement issued by the company’s management on Friday, recovery teams completed emergency repairs after their engineers “worked round the clock” to return the line to service as quickly and safely as possible. Engineers dismantled the fallen structure, prepared the conductors and skywire, and erected an Emergency Restoration System (ERS) tower to bridge the broken grid section safely.
The Kainji–Birnin Kebbi line serves as a crucial power link across the North-West, delivering bulk electricity to Kebbi State and surrounding regions. The outage severely restricted grid delivery across the territory for nearly a month.
TCN expressed gratitude to affected consumers for their patience during the disruption, reiterating its commitment to “maintaining a stable and reliable transmission network.” Officials noted that while the line’s return will improve transmission capacity, end-user power restoration ultimately depends on adequate generation and distribution network conditions.