The Transmission Company of Nigeria has called for stronger collaboration with the Lagos State Government to safeguard critical power infrastructure amid growing urban expansion and mounting pressure on transmission corridors across the state.
The call was made by the General Manager (Transmission), TCN Lagos Region, Mojeed Akintola, on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the company’s management team to the Lagos State Planning and Environmental Monitoring Authority.
Akintola stressed that closer inter-agency cooperation was essential to preventing encroachment on transmission rights-of-way, noting that such violations posed serious risks to power supply reliability and public safety.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, the visit was aimed at strengthening institutional ties between the transmission firm and LASPEMA, while promoting orderly urban development across the state.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has called for closer collaboration with the Lagos State Government to safeguard its critical infrastructure across the state,” the statement read.
Akintola said uncontrolled developments under high-tension power lines had become a major operational challenge for TCN, particularly in Lagos, where rapid population growth and land scarcity continue to exert pressure on public infrastructure.
He added that encroachment on transmission corridors often results in equipment damage, safety hazards, and frequent grid disturbances, which negatively affect electricity supply to homes, businesses, and industries.
Responding, the Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, who supervises LASPEMA, reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to effective land-use management, stakeholder engagement, and enforcement of planning regulations.
Olumide assured TCN of the state’s readiness to work with relevant agencies to preserve designated open spaces, protect utility corridors, and promote sustainable urban development.
Earlier, the General Manager of LASPEMA, Daisi Oso, pledged the agency’s full cooperation in preventing illegal structures within high-tension corridors, stressing that enforcement would be strengthened to deter further encroachment.
Encroachment on transmission infrastructure has remained a persistent problem for the power sector, particularly in Lagos and other densely populated urban centres.
TCN has repeatedly warned that illegal developments beneath transmission lines increase the risk of electrocution, equipment vandalism, and prolonged power outages, while complicating maintenance and grid expansion efforts.
The appeal for collaboration comes amid renewed efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen the national grid, reduce system disturbances, and improve electricity supply reliability nationwide.
