The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared a force majeure has occurred on the Ikeja West – Osogbo 330kV transmission line following a severe rainstorm on Thursday.
In a statement yesterday, TCN said the line tripped during the storm, due to fault, which was detected at approximately 14.9km from the Ikeja West (Ayobo) end of the transmission line.
“Further inspection by TCN maintenance crews revealed that Tower No. 515 had collapsed during the storm, with the structure giving way at its midsection.”
While TCN is mobilizing materials and personnel for the re-erection of the fallen tower, Efforts are currently ongoing by its engineers to dismantle the affected tower.”
It assured that it is working assiduously to restore flexibility and redundancy in the corridor as alternative line is still in service evacuating bulk power.
Daily Trust reports that the rainstorm reduced power consumption in the affected area with loads lost to the incident.
The declaration of force majeure means a contractual clause that frees parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary, unforeseeable, and uncontrollable event—such as a natural disaster, war, or pandemic—renders performance impossible.
