NUEE Disruption Causes Power Outage in Rivers, Abia States

On September 28, 2026, parts of Rivers and Abia states lost electricity following a disruption at a critical transmission point caused by members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed that NUEE members opened the Afam–Alaoji 330kV Transmission Line 2 at the Alaoji 330kV Transmission Substation.

This action was linked to an ongoing labor dispute with the management of Afam IV Gas Power Station. The opening of the line resulted in the tripping of the 150MVA 330/132kV inter-bus transformer at Afam IV, which cut off bulk electricity transmission to surrounding areas.

TCN identified three key facilities affected: the Port Harcourt Town 132kV Transmission Substation, the Elelenwo 132kV Transmission Substation, and the 60MVA 132/33kV transformer at the Port Harcourt Mains 132kV Transmission Substation. TCN is working with the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and other stakeholders to restore the affected infrastructure but did not provide a timeline for restoration or disclose specific issues driving the labor dispute.

TCN apologized to consumers affected by the outage and promised updates as the situation developed.