UGHELLI — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a planned five-hour power interruption across major commercial and residential hubs in Delta State on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to allow for essential grid maintenance.
In a public notice issued on Monday, the management of TCN stated that its Delta Sub-Region maintenance crew will perform scheduled annual preventive maintenance on the 132kV Ughelli/Effurun line bay equipment at the Delta Transmission Substation.
The maintenance work is scheduled to take place between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Affected areas and distribution impact
As a direct consequence of the technical operations, the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) will be unable to off-take bulk power for distribution to industrial and retail consumers across the affected transmission corridor during the five-hour window.
The temporary outage will affect power supply to:
- Commercial & Industrial Zones: Warri, Sapele, Refinery 1 & 2, and PSML.
- Residential & Institutional Hubs: Effurun, Enerhen, Osubi, and the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) area.
TCN expressed regret over the temporary disruption and apologized to electricity consumers in the affected communities for any inconvenience caused while work is underway to reinforce line stability.
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