TCN gives update on blackout in presidential villa, Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, other parts of Abuja

The Transmission Company of Nigeria said it is already addressing the blackout successful parts of Abuja, including the Presidential Villa and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. 

A connection by Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s spokesperson, on Saturday, said the outage was owed to faults with the reddish and yellowish signifier 33kV bushings of the 100MVA powerfulness transformer successful its Apo substation. 

According to TCN, the reddish signifier bushing has been resuscitated, portion enactment is ongoing connected the yellowish phase.

TCN urged the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to instrumentality proviso for customers connected the outgoing 33kV feeders connected to the affected 100MVA transformer astatine Apo Substation. 

“Presently, the reddish signifier bushing has been resuscitated, portion enactment is ongoing connected the yellowish phase.

“In presumption of this incident, TCN has requested that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, instrumentality proviso for customers connected the outgoing 33kV feeders connected to the affected 100MVA transformer astatine the Apo Substation from different TCN feeders wrong its franchise country pending completion of repairs.

“Our engineers are moving assiduously to reconstruct the...