(LOCAL) Fire Outbreak At Power Transmission Station In Abuja

 

 

    There was a fire outbreak at Apo transmission substation in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Sunday. The substation is being operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

   In a statement, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) which feeds directly from the substation said a 45MVA transformer was lost in the inferno. TCN said the fire resulted from a direct fault from one of Abuja Disco’s 33kV feeders which has a history of incessant tripping.

   The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) fire service assisted in putting off the fire.It  said the Apo Transmission Substation has other transformers and so, power supply to all the areas that take supply from the substation through AEDC will not be affected by the incident.