By CONSTANCE ATHEKAME

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says there was no incident of explosion at its Onitsha Sub-Region as reported by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) on Aug. 27.

Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

Mbah however, explained the cause of the power outage in Anambra and Oji River in Enugu State.

According to her, the actual cause of the partial loss of power in the 330 Kilo Volt (KV) switch yard at Onitsha sub-region on Aug. 21, 2025, at about 2:34pm, was an insulation flashover of porcelain insulator (P1) of the red phase jumper conductor to bus bar 1 due to rainfall.

She said that power was later restored at 5:54 pm same day, adding that TCN had planned a scheduled outage on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 to replace the stack porcelain insulators.

“We clarify that there was no explosion of equipment or loss of switchgear equipment in the TCN Onitsha region.

“We urge EEDC to ensure the accuracy of information disseminated to the public,” she said. (NAN)