TCN calls on communities to take action to curb vandalism of power infrastructure.

The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Kaduna Region, Nasir Mansur, has called on communities to take immediate action to curb vandalism of power infrastructure. 

Mansur made the call on Monday at Mando, Kaduna State, during a sensitization and public awareness campaign aimed at educating communities about the dangers of encroaching on the company's right of way and vandalizing high-tension installations, lamenting that vandalism is the greatest challenge in Nigeria's power sector, leading to interrupted power supply, huge losses, and associated damages, hence the need for traditional leaders and community members to help to protect these facilities.

In his remarks, Yakubu Abdulrazak from TCN’s Electrical and Maintenance Department explained that the right of way for high-voltage power lines is 25 meters left and 25 meters right, adding that it is dangerous to farm or build on this area, as it may lead to electrocution, fire hazards, and structural collapse.

Traditional leaders at the event pledged their support for the cause, promising to disseminate information to their subjects and collaborate to report any issues of vandalism, while stressing the need for strengthened security along these facilities and collaboration between traditional leaders and security agencies to fight against encroachment and vandalism.

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