Again, officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and Kaduna Electric have appealed for calm among northern residents, as many states continue to experience power outages following the collapse of electricity transmission in the region.
The TCN said on Tuesday morning, in a statement that the 330kV DC Transmission Line Tripping resulted in the blackout in North East, North West, and parts of North Central.
In a statement, the General Manager (Public Affairs) TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reports that its 330kV Ugwaji-Apir Double Circuit transmission lines 1&2, tripped due to a fault, resulting in a forced power outage affecting the North East, North West and parts of North Central.”
Besides, the power authorities had earlier claimed a few days ago that the collapse of the national grid and vandalisation of its equipment by bandits resulted in plunging Kaduna and other parts of the region into darkness for days.
Mbah however, noted on Tuesday, “at approximately 4:53 am, that the Ugwuaji-Markurdi 330kV Line 2 tripped and 243MW on that line was transferred to Line 1 on the same route. At 4:58 am, Line 1 also tripped, resulting in a total loss of 468 MW. By around 5:15 am and 5:17 am, Line 1 and Line 2 were tried, but they all tripped immediately on the same relay indication.”
The organisation continued: “Following the tripping incidents yesterday (Monday), two teams of linesmen were dispatched.”
One from the Apir Transmission Sub-region and another from the Enugu transmission to expedite fault tracing along the 215km route, which includes 245 transmission towers.”
Meanwhile, in a public announcement, Kaduna Electric pledged to swiftly resolve the current issue.
In a statement titled, ‘Unplanned outage in Kaduna, Zaria and Gusau,’ the Corporate Affairs Head, Abdul-Azeez Abdullahi, remarked: “The management of Kaduna Electric regrets to inform its valued customers in Kaduna and environs, Zaria as well as Gusau in Zamfara State that the power outage, currently being experienced, is as a result of the loss of bulk power supply from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).”
