TCN To Demolish Buildings Close To High Power Installations

The Board of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has warned that it would demolish structures built within close range to high-powered electricity installations across the country.

It has also warned those erecting residential structures close to its electricity installations, both
power stations and transmission sub-stations to desist with immediate effect.
The warning came as the board undertook an inspection tour of the Enugu Region of the TCN.
TCN Board Chairman and immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Sam Egwu, led other members on the inspection tour.
He expressed shock that people could endanger their lives and that of their family members by living in close proximity to electricity sub-stations and other high-powered installations.
Fielding questions from reporters on the observation of buildings close to the Onitsha sub-station, in Anambra State, Dr. Egwu said, “It’s not only here we have observed this, we saw it in Port-Harcourt.”
He said, “In fact, there is a sub-station where an individual built his residence inside the premises of TCN, but that is the problem we have in this country.
“We blame government for most problems, yet we cause trouble for ourselves. Otherwise, why should a normal human being risk the life of his entire family by building a residential building close to high power installations, sometimes under high-tension wire?”
He added: “Look at buildings very close to this sub-station; they are not supposed to be built here, but they have decided to defy instructions and build their structures, residential buildings for that matter.
“So, this is a situation we have found and as a Board. We are going to look at it and we believe that we are going to take an action that will not be palatable to those who have flouted the laws of the land”.
The former Ebonyi State governor decried the level of decay in the Enugu region.