
Vandals destroy transmission infrastructure in Nigeria
The Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN) tower T372, along the Gombe-Damaturu-Maiduguri 330 kV transmission line, has been destroyed by vandals.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN) tower T372, along the Gombe-Damaturu-Maiduguri 330 kV transmission line, has been destroyed by vandals.
Kenya Power has reported a 46 percent increase in cases of transformer vandalism in the past financial year, impacting 242 transformers compared to the previous year’s 165.
An engineer faces charges that he bombed two electrical transformers, cutting power to 1,500 customers in California, federal officials reported.
Eskom has decided to switch off the mini substation in Makhaza 37 Section, Khayelitsha in Cape Town, after constant vandalism and illegal connections.
Residents in several suburbs of Pretoria East woke up without electricity on Monday morning.
A man was found electrocuted after supposedly trying to steal transformer cables.
A man was electrocuted while allegedly attempting to vandalise a transformer.
Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya’s Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira has condemned the continued vandalism of transformers by copper thieves in the country.
Uganda, Olwiyo: Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited is currently repairing the damage due to vandalism on Kawanda, Olwiyo and Lira substations.
USA, North Carolina, Charlotte: The FBI has confirmed that an Eastern Carolina power substation that was vandalised last year was struck by gunfire.
People are vandalizing electrical equipment in the USA at a pace unseen in at least a decade, amid signs that domestic extremists use blackouts to sow unrest.
Duke Energy officials faced questions from state utility regulators in Raleigh on 12 December about the attack on two electrical substations in Moore County.
Several US electricity providers reported attacks similar to gunfire damaging two substations in North Carolina last week.
Duke Energy crews responded to widespread power outages this weekend and found signs of vandalism of equipment at different sites.
South Africa, Durban: Eskom has said it noted a rise in blown transformers due to overloading, causing electricity outages in areas around KwaZulu-Natal.
Uganda, Kampala: The Government of Uganda has put electricity thieves on notice by proposing fines of up to $112.651 (Shs400 M) for power theft.
South Africa, Johannesburg: City Power said power at the Vasco da Gama substation is expected to be fully restored by 19 August if all goes according to plan.