…Power may be interrupted for days
Fire has gutted a power Substation belonging to Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Oyo state, worsening the power supply issues in the area.
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The TCN, which confirmed the incident in a statement shared by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mba, on Twitter, said that one 150MVA 330/132kV transforler was affected by the fire.
It will be recalled that a similar incident happened to the sub station in Abeokuta and environs in Ogun state.
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“TCN hereby note that there was a fire incident in Ayede transmission substation, Ibadan, Oyo state, at about 15:15hrs on Friday,15th April, 2022,” the tweet obtained by Platforms Africa read.
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The TCN tweet
“The fire incident, which affected one number 150MVA 330/132kV power transformwr was curtailed and power supply restores to the substation at about 18:46 and subsequently to the affected areas the sane day.
“We regret any inconveniences this incident may have caused electricity consumers in the affected areas,” Ndidi Mba, GM Public Affairs, said.
