By Damilare Adeleye

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has suspended plans to effect power outage on the Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines.

The planned outage, which was earlier scheduled for two months, has been put off indefinitely.

Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, BEDC Electricity Plc, made this development known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin.

Gbiwen said that the suspension is till further notice.

“We wish to announce that we have just received a further update from TCN to the effect that TCN has suspended the planned outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines.

“The planned power outage which was previously scheduled for July 1 to August 31, has been suspended till further notice.

“Our services will therefore continue without interruption,” she said.

Recall that on Sunday, BEDC informed its customers in Ondo and Ekiti that TCN is scheduled to carry out maintenance work on the 132KV Osogbo-Akure transmission line for two months.

It said the maintenance would involve the installation of optical ground wire and other activities that required an outage for a safe workspace.