The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a two-week power outage at its Amukpe substation in Delta State.
TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, indicated in a statement made on Saturday, May 4, that the power outage will remain until May 17.
The outage, according to TCN, is to provide contractors with a safe environment in which to install two 132KV transmission towers at the substation.
For the duration of the planned power outage, Benin DisCo would not get bulk power from the Adeje industrial, woods, Mosogar, Sapele, or Abraka feeders.
The statement read; “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that it will commence the erection of two (2) number 132kV transmission towers at its Amukpe Transmission Substation.
”And will equally restring a portion of the Benin-Delta and Delta-Oghara 132kV double circuit transmission lines from Saturday, May 4 to May 17, 2024.
“Consequently, Amukpe Substation will be out of power for the duration of the work. Also, there will be no bulk power supply to Benin DisCo through the following feeders: the Adeje, industrial Woodland, Mosogar, Sapele and Abraka feeders.
“The outage is necessary to create a safe working environment for the contractor. Completion of the projects will put in place N-1 redundancy that would enable TCN to supply bulk electricity to the substation from either the Benin or Ughelli transmission line.
“This means that when one transmission line is faulty, bulk electricity can still be received in the substation from the second line.”
The TCN stated that once finished, the projects would contribute to a more flexible and dependable bulk power supply through the Amukpe transmission substation.
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