{
  "id": 9756383,
  "title": "Abuja residents to face 20-minute power outage Saturday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/abuja-residents-to-face-20-minute-power-outage-saturday-9756383",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:40:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/abuja-residents-to-face-20-minute-power-outage-saturday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a planned 20-minute power outage in parts of Suleja, Nigeria, on Saturday, September 26, 2026. This maintenance is part of their annual preventive maintenance program, which involves the maintenance of the Gwarinpa–Suleja 132/33kV Line 2 bay switchgear and associated equipment. The outage will occur between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., affecting customers of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in specific areas of Suleja Township, FCT College of Education, Field Base, Zuba, Sabon Wuse, and surrounding regions. TCN explained that the interruption is necessary to transfer the load from Gwarinpa–Suleja Line 2 to Kubwa–Suleja Line 1, allowing maintenance work to be carried out without causing a prolonged power outage. The company apologized for any inconvenience caused by the planned maintenance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Abuja residents to face 20-minute power outage Saturday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/abuja-residents-to-face-20-minute-power-outage-saturday",
        "published": "2026-09-25T11:28:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}