The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has tackled the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) over it’s claim that TCN’s maintenance activities were responsible for the power supply to customers within the company’s domain.
In a press statement released on Saturday, TCN countered the power distribution company and accused BEDC of spreading inaccurate information to its customers.
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC had on March 14, 2025 claimed that its inability to supply power to its 33kV customers was because of TCN’s maintenance work.
TCN clarified that its planned outage at the Amukpe Transmission Station on March 11, 2025 was completed on the same day and bulk power supply was restored.
In the statement, the General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah rejected claims by the BEDC that TCN’s maintenance work is responsible for the poor supply of power to it’s customers.
“For clarification purposes, TCN only applied for a planned outage on March 11, 2025, at the Amukpe Transmission Station, which was completed on the same day and bulk power supply restored.
“Contrary to BEDC’s claims, TCN’s maintenance activities did not cause the power delivery issues experienced by BEDC’s customers.”
TCN acknowledged that the Ughelli/Shell 33kV feeder T1 60MVA did trip due to a fault on March 14, 2025, and confirmed that it is actively working to restore bulk power supply to the affected feeder.
“The only accurate statement in BEDC’s publication was regarding the Ughelli/Shell 33kV feeder T1 60MVA, which tripped due to a fault on 14th March 2025.
“TCN is currently working to restore bulk power supply to the affected feeder. It is essential to note that all other areas mentioned by BEDC in their release, experiencing power delivery issues, are a result of faults on their own (BEDC’s) 33kV feeders,” Mbah said.
“TCN urges BEDC to please provide accurate information to its customers, stating facts as they are, for the benefit of all stakeholders.”
