Three transmission towers collapse, cutting bulk power supply to Keffi and Akwanga
Three transmission towers on the Karu–Keffi–Akwanga 132kV transmission corridor have collapsed in Nasarawa State, disrupting bulk electricity supply to feeders serving Keffi and Akwanga.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria said Towers T78, T79 and T80 collapsed after the transmission line tripped at about 4:06 p.m. on October 7 during rainy and windy conditions.
TCN subsequently isolated the affected section of the line for safety.
At the company’s last verified operational update, all 33kV outgoing feeders at the 132/33kV Keffi and Akwanga transmission substations were unavailable, meaning no load could be nominated through the affected feeders.
The disruption is affecting the electricity supply route serving homes, businesses and public services connected through those substations while engineers assess the damage and determine what will be required to restore the line.
Engineers assess damage
TCN said engineers had been deployed to the affected location to assess the extent of the damage and identify the materials and other requirements needed before restoration work could proceed.
The company did not announce a timetable for restoring bulk power supply.
It said repairs would be carried out as quickly as possible and promised further updates as restoration efforts progressed.
As of IDNN’s latest source check, no fresher authoritative TCN or distribution-company update had been located confirming that bulk supply through the affected feeders had been restored.
That means the latest verified status remains TCN’s position that the feeders were unavailable — not a claim that every affected customer remains without electricity at this moment.
What the outage means
The failure affects the transmission link feeding 33kV outgoing feeders from the Keffi and Akwanga substations.
When those feeders cannot take load, distribution companies cannot receive bulk electricity through that route for onward supply to the customers and communities dependent on it.
The precise number of customers affected was not stated in the TCN material reviewed by IDNN.
The company also did not provide a community-by-community breakdown of the outage.
Restoration becomes the accountability question
The immediate issue is no longer only that three towers collapsed.
The next public-interest question is how quickly TCN can restore the damaged corridor and whether alternative supply arrangements can reduce the disruption while repairs continue.
TCN said the affected section was isolated for safety and engineers were assessing what would be needed for restoration.
No restoration deadline had been announced at the last verified update.
The company also has not yet publicly detailed whether temporary emergency structures, load transfers or other interim arrangements will be used on the corridor.
Those are now the key service-delivery questions for residents and businesses waiting for stable supply.
For now, the verified position is limited but clear:
Three towers on the Karu–Keffi–Akwanga line collapsed.
Bulk supply through the affected Keffi and Akwanga feeders was unavailable at TCN’s last confirmed update.
When full supply will return has not yet been announced.