The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) has formally knowledgeable the general public that Abuja residents will expertise short-term energy outages this weekend attributable to important upkeep work at two vital transmission substations.
Based on an announcement launched on Saturday, December 28, 2024, by Ndidi Mbah, Common Supervisor of public Affairs at TCN, these deliberate actions are designed to reinforce the operational effectivity and reliability of the facility infrastructure within the affected areas.
The upkeep schedule will begin on Saturday, December 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., throughout which TCN engineers will undertake technical servicing on a 60MVA energy transformer and its related switchgears on the Gwagwalada 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation. This operation will necessitate a four-hour energy provide disruption to Gwagwalada and its neighbouring communities.
On the next day, Sunday, December 29, 2024, one other spherical of upkeep work will probably be carried out between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. on the Kukwaba 132/33kV Transmission Substation. This train will contain servicing one of many 60MVA energy transformers on the facility.
Consequently, a number of areas will probably be affected by the facility outage, together with Wuye, EFCC headquarters, Federal Medical Centre, Coca-Cola manufacturing unit, Idu Railway Station, Citec Property, and Life Camp.
Ndidi Mbah emphasised that these upkeep actions are vital for sustaining the integrity of the facility grid and stopping potential system failures. “The scheduled downtime is a obligatory step to make sure the continued reliability of our energy tools. These proactive measures will decrease the chance of unplanned disruptions and improve the standard of electrical energy provide to the general public,” she defined
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TCN assured residents that the interruptions are obligatory to make sure the reliability and effectivity of the facility system.
Whereas apologizing for any inconvenience induced, particularly through the yuletide season, the corporate emphasised that the scheduled upkeep is vital to stopping sudden faults and enhancing electrical energy supply to affected areas.
“We perceive the inconvenience this will likely trigger, particularly through the end-of-year festivities. Nonetheless, it is necessary that these important upkeep actions are carried out as scheduled for the optimum efficiency of our energy tools,” the assertion concluded.
Residents within the affected areas are suggested to plan their actions accordingly and make provisions for various energy sources through the upkeep durations.
Final week, TCN reported an incident of vandalism on the 330kV Shiroro–Katampe transmission line.
TCN famous that the 330kV Shiroro–Katampe circuit skilled an outage within the energy provide, and regardless of making an attempt a trial reclosure, the road tripped once more instantly.
“The TCN traces upkeep crew has since mobilized to the positioning and is working assiduously to exchange the vandalized 330kV energy conductor. Restoration of bulk energy provide via the affected line is anticipated quickly.”
“We attraction to most people to help in figuring out and reporting suspicious actions round energy transmission infrastructure. Your vigilance and cooperation are essential in serving to us to forestall acts of vandalism or apprehend the culprits.” She acknowledged.
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