Electricity: 48 Hours Blackout Hits Gombe, Residents Lament

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Naijanews April 25, 2024 6:02 a.m.

Electricity: 48 Hours Blackout Hits Gombe, Residents Lament

Our teams are working tirelessly to ensure that power is restored to the affected areas while we undertake the reconstruction of the vandalized towers.” The power outage has hit the residents hard.

“We are aware of the inconvenience and are working closely with TCN to ensure that power is restored as soon as they conclude the repairs,”he reassured.

“We are forced to use services that charge mobile phones and other gadgets, increasing our daily expenses significantly,”she said.

He said,“Our crew discovered that these towers were not only vandalized but had collapsed, likely removing any immediate chance of restoration without significant repair work.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed that the outage was triggered when four towers along the Jos-Gombe 330kV transmission line, specifically towers 288 through 291, were compromised..

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