Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and a few areas in Kogi State are at present experiencing energy outages on account of technical points.
The 2 areas are below the protection of the Abuja Electrical energy Distribution Firm.
On Tuesday, the AEDC knowledgeable its prospects in Zamani Property, Abacha Street Mararaba, Ruga Juli and different components of Abuja {that a} technical fault within the 33kv feeder k6 of the AT9 Karu transmission station was chargeable for the ability outage.
“The administration of Abuja Electrical energy Distribution Plc needs to tell its valued prospects that there’s at present a technical fault on the 33kv feeder k6 of the AT9 Karu Transmission Station operated by the Transmission Firm of Nigeria.
“The affected areas in Abuja are: Zamani Property, Abacha Street Mararaba, Ruga Juli, Previous Karu Street, Glory Property and environs,” the Disco stated in an announcement.
The AEDC introduced that TCN upkeep workers have been working to make sure that electrical energy provide to those areas could be restored shortly, and regretted any inconvenience prompted.
Earlier, the TCN had introduced that its upkeep personnel would perform scheduled upkeep on the TR3 45MVA and TR2 60MVA energy transformers on the 132/33kV Okene transmission substation.
The upkeep would happen from Tuesday to Wednesday, on daily basis from 10 a.m. to three p.m.
Consequently, Abuja DisCo won’t be able to buy energy from the substation to its prospects in Okene, Kabba, Ososo and Ikare in the course of the upkeep interval.
“Please observe that bulk energy provide to Abuja DisCo can be restored instantly upon completion of upkeep works,” TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah stated.
In the meantime, Mbah stated the TCN had commissioned a 100MVA 132/33kV energy transformer on the Port Harcourt fundamental transmission substation to extend the majority transmission capability of the substation by 80MW.
This initiative, which she stated is in collaboration with the World Financial institution, additionally contains the entire rehabilitation and enlargement of the 132/33kV transmission substation and the addition of three feeders and related equipment.
“With the set up of the 100MVA energy transformer, the put in capability of the substation has elevated from 180MVA to 280MVA. Specifically, industries within the Trans Amadi industrial space and communities exterior the town of Port Harcourt will profit considerably from this capability enlargement,” she added.
The PUNCH stories that the Minister of Vitality, Adebayo Adelabu, just lately summoned the administration of the AEDC over the deteriorating energy provide in its franchise.
Adelabu additionally known as out the Managing Director of the Transmission Firm of Nigeria, Sule Abdulazeez, over the deteriorating energy state of affairs throughout the nation since January this yr.
However the Discos and the TCN have repeatedly blamed the low energy provide on fuel shortages, vandalism, power theft and different components.
