{
  "id": 9308078,
  "title": "AEDC to halt electricity supply in key Abuja areas for six-hour maintenance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/aedc-to-halt-electricity-supply-in-key-abuja-areas-for-six-hour-9308078",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/aedc-to-halt-electricity-supply-in-key-abuja-areas-for-six-hour-maintenance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a scheduled power outage in several Abuja areas to perform maintenance on a major transformer. The outage, which will take place from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, will affect Wuse Zones 1–7, the Sheraton Hotel area, the Central Business District, Utako, Jabi, and surrounding regions. TCN apologizes for the inconvenience this planned outage will cause electricity consumers in the affected areas, stating that the exercise is part of their ongoing efforts to maintain the reliability of the national transmission network.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "AEDC to halt electricity supply in key Abuja areas for six-hour maintenance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/aedc-to-halt-electricity-supply-in-key-abuja-areas-for-six-hour",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:52:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}