TCN restores power supply at Apo substation after fire incident

ABUJA: The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, announced late last night that it has restored normal power supply to its Apo transmission substation that was engulfed in fire incident Sunday afternoon.

But the statement by the company said. “TCN hereby states that it has restored normal power transmission through its Apo Transmission substation after a fire outbreak today at about 13:33hours, involving one of its 45MVA 132/33kV power transformers feeding AEDC’s 33kV feeders. The statement signed by the General Manager , TCN said that the fire resulted from a direct fault from one of Abuja Disco’s 33kV feeders which had a history of incessant trippings, the 33kV lacked protection.Meanwhile, TCN is equally investigating possibility of transformer protection failure on its 45MVA power transformer. The 33kV feeder H13 circuit breaker and current transformer exploded while the 33kV outgoing transformer snapped causing the fire.

“Presently, TCN it is transmitting normal supply through the 2x100MVA 330/132kV and the second 45MVA 132/33kv power transformers in the substation.

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