Flood: TCN restores electricity supply to Lagos

Electricity supply has been restored to parts of Lagos State that were thrown into darkness after severe flooding disrupted operations at a major transmission facility.

The spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday.

According to Mbah, TCN successfully restored its 60-megavolt-ampere (MVA) transformer, identified as TR1, at the Oworonshoki Transmission Substation after it was shut down by heavy flooding.

The restoration means the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) can now resume electricity distribution to customers in the affected areas.

“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby informs the public that the TR1 60MVA transformer at the Oworonshoki Transmission Substation, which was out of service due to heavy flooding at the station, has been successfully restored by TCN’s maintenance crew at exactly 07:53 hrs on 30th June 2026,” the statement read.

The development comes barely a day after flooding caused the 60MVA transformer at the Oworonshoki Transmission Substation to go out of service, leading to power outages across parts of Lagos State.

TCN had earlier declared a force majeure on the affected transmission facilities after continuous rainfall inundated the substation, disrupting electricity supply in several areas served by the network.