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The update follows a forced outage announced the day before that disrupted power delivery across the three states.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>TCN reported that both Alaoji\u2013Owerri 132kV transmission lines\u2014lines 1 and 2\u2014have been repaired.<\/li>\n<li>Power restoration was announced for Rivers, Imo and Bayelsa after the lines were brought back into service.<\/li>\n<li>TCN said the Alaoji\u2013Owerri transmission corridor is now fully operational.<\/li>\n<li>Enugu Electricity Distribution Company can off-take power for customers in Imo and Yenagoa.<\/li>\n<li>Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company can off-take power for customers in Rivers, including Ahoada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Repairs follow forced outage<\/h2>\n<p>TCN disclosed that it had fixed the Alaoji\u2013Owerri 132 kilovolt transmission lines 1 and 2, enabling restoration in Rivers, Imo and Bayelsa. TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah made the announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The restoration comes after TCN had earlier announced a forced outage affecting its Alaoji transmission line on Tuesday. That disruption led to electricity supply disturbances in the three states.<\/p>\n<h2>Lines energized and distribution companies able to off-take<\/h2>\n<p>In its Wednesday update, TCN said the affected transmission lines were energized after repairs were completed successfully. The company added that the relevant distribution utilities could resume taking power to supply end users.<\/p>\n<p>TCN stated that Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) can off-take electricity for customers in Imo, Yenagoa, and Rivers (including Ahoada). It also said that with both transmission lines restored, the Alaoji\u2013Owerri corridor is operating at full capacity, allowing EEDC and PHEDC to forward the full load to their customers for onward distribution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored electricity supply to Rivers, Imo and Bayelsa following repairs to the Alaoji\u2013Owerri 132 kilovolt transmission lines 1 and 2. The update follows a forced outage announced the day before that disrupted power delivery across the three states. 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