Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said there was no explosion at its station at Onitsha sub-region.

The TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Thursday, made this known in reaction to a claim made by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC).

On Wednesday, the EEDC said the power outage being experienced in Anambra State and Oji River, Enugu State, was due to an explosion at the TCN station at Awada. Emeka Ezeh, group head, Corporate Communication of EEDC, explained that the explosion occurred on Wednesday at about 2:34 a.m.

EEDC is the electricity distribution company serving the five states that make up the South-east region, comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebo...