Blackout Looms In Lagos As TCN Begins Maintenance Work

BY: Mohammed O. Taoheed

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that areas like Aja, Lekki, Badore and other areas in Lagos state will be out of the national power supply system for about 12 hours daily, extending for a three-day period.

The TCN, made this known in a statement by its General Manager on Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, yesterday in Lagos State, where he noted that the outage will occur as from September 7 to September 9 between 7am and 7pm.

Apart from Aja, Lekki and Badore, other areas which will be likely impacted by the maintenance work include Sangotedo,Jakande, Chevron, parts of Victoria Island and Agungi.

As said by the government-owned entity, the repair work will involve the relocation of Egbin/Aja 330kV Line 3 to a spare Omotosho 330kV line 2 bay as well as the repair of gas leakage on one of the isolators in the substation.

Part of the statement reads: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria plans to carry out maintenance work in Aja substation from Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th September, 2022, from 7am to 7pm daily.

“During this period, Aja, Lekki transmission stations and the Alagbon/Aja 330kV transmission line would be out of service, to ensure safe work space for the engineers.

“Similarly, the Alagbon transmission substation would receive power supply through the Ijora/Alagbon 132kV transmission line.

“The maintenance work will affect bulk power supply and expectedly cause outage in Badore, Sangotedo, Jakande, Chevron, Agungi, Lekki and some parts of Victoria Island.”

TCN regretted any inconveniences this may cause electricity consumers within the affected areas and assured Nigerians of its determination to continue to deliver bulk power supply to distribution load centres nationwide.

BUT, the TCN has assured that its engineers were working to restore power supply to Calabar, after the substation fire incident which occurred on September 3, at its Adiabo 330/132/33kV substation in Cross River State.

“Presently, TCN engineers are replacing the affected equipment so as to ensure the restoration of power to affected areas.”