TCN Announces Power Outage in Nasarawa Over Transformer Maintenance
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TCN Announces Power Outage in Nasarawa Over Transformer Maintenance
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has announced a planned power outage in parts of Nasarawa State following scheduled maintenance on a transformer at its Akwanga Transmission Substation.
In a statement issued on Friday and obtained by INCNews247, the company said its maintenance crew would carry out routine maintenance on the 40MVA 132/33kV Transformer TR1 at the Akwanga 132/33kV Transmission Substation.
The TCN said the maintenance commenced at 10:00 a.m. on Friday and is expected to be completed by 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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It explained that during the maintenance period, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC would be unable to receive bulk electricity supply from the affected transformer for distribution to customers.
According to the company, the outage will affect electricity supply to Akwanga, Nasarawa and surrounding communities, including the Water Board and neighbouring areas.
The TCN apologised to customers for the inconvenience, assuring them that the maintenance exercise was necessary to improve the reliability of the transmission network and enhance bulk power supply to the affected areas.
It appealed to residents to bear with the temporary disruption while the maintenance work is being carried out.
