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BREAKING: Power failure plunges Rivers, two other states into total darkness
Residents of Rivers, Bayelsa and Imo states were thrown into total darkness on Tuesday after a forced outage on the Alaoji 132-kilovolt transmission line.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Transmission Company of Nigeria said the disruption occurred at about 3:39 a.m. on Tuesday.
According to a statement by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, the outage was caused by an earth fault and a distance protection failure along the Alaoji transmission line.
As a result, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC, has been unable to off-take electricity for distribution to its customers in Owerri, Yenagoa and Ahoada in Imo, Bayelsa and Rivers states, respectively.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the public that there was a forced outage on the Alaoji 132kV Transmission Line at about 3:59am today, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, due to an earth fault and distance protection failure.
“TCN’s maintenance crew has since swung into action and is currently working on the line to ensure that normal bulk power supply is restored as quickly as possible.
“Consequently, the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has been unable to off-take electricity supply for distribution to its customers in Owerri, Yenagoa, and Ahoada.
“TCN apologizes for any inconvenience this outage will cause affected electricity customers,” TCN stated.
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