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TCN Restores Power Supply To Affected FCT Areas

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored power supply to all areas affected by the 33 KiloVolt feeders shattered at the Katampe Substation in Nigeria‘s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in statement in Abuja on Friday, said that the restoration of power to the areas occurred at about 8:38 p.m. on Thursday.

”About 6:16 p.m. Thursday, one of the 33 KiloVolt (KV) feeders Current Transformer (CT) in Katampe Substation, supplying the Life Camp axis shattered.

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”In the process, it tripped one of the 60 MegaVolt Amperes (MVA) 132/33kV transformers at the Katampe 132kV Substation.

”The two faulty equipment were promptly isolated to enable TCN supply bulk electricity through the other transformers in the substation,” she said.

Mbah said that TCN’s maintenance crew had already been mobilised to repair the affected equipment, saying the company apologises for inconveniences caused by the incident, that led to the cut power supply.

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