The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) declares a force majeure event after a transmission tower collapses along the 330kV Kainji–Birnin Kebbi corridor. TCN says the tower collapses at about 10:44 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026, after the transmission line trips.
According to TCN’s statement, an attempted trial reclosure follows at 11:07 p.m., but the incident proceeds to a declared force majeure. The reports agree on the cause-and-timing sequence—line trip first, then tower collapse—and on the affected asset: the 330kV Kainji–Birnin Kebbi transmission line.
Both outlets frame the development around TCN’s response and operational consequence of the collapse, with no additional competing claims about casualties or the broader grid impact in the excerpts provided.
