TCN restores power to Ayede transmission substation after fire incident
Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has restored power supply to the Ayede Transmission Substation in Ibadan, after the fire incident that occurred on Friday.
Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
Mrs Mbah said there was a fire incident in the Substation, adding that the incident occurred at about 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
According to her, the incident affected one 150 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) 330/132 Kilo Volt (kV) power transformer.
She said that the fire was put out and power supply restored to the substation at about 6:46 p.m. and subsequently to the affected areas the same day.
“We regret any inconveniences this incident may have caused electricity consumers in the affected areas,” Mrs Mbah said.
(NAN)
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