TCN announces planned outage in parts of Abuja

By Constance Athekame

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Abuja Region has announced that parts of Mpape, Maitama, Jahi, Life Campe Kado Fish Market, Idu-Karmo, and their environs will experience power outage on Saturday as a result of planned preventive maintenance at the Katampe 132/33 KiloVolt (kV) Transmission Substation.

The maintenance will last from 9:00am to 4:00pm, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs said in a statement in Abuja.

According to her, the scheduled maintenance is to enable TCN’s maintenance crew carry out preventive maintenance on the 100 Mega Volt Ampree (MVA) 132/33kV Power Transformer (TR1), its auxiliaries, and associated switchgear in the substation.

” Consequently, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) will be unable to off-take bulk power for distribution to customers in parts of Mpape, Maitama, Jahi, Life Camp,

” Others are Kado Fish Market, Idu-Karmo, and their environs during the maintenance period,”she said.

Mbah said that the company regrets any inconvenience the planned outage may cause electricity customers in the affected areas.

The TCN spokesperson added that equipment maintenance is essential to ensure their continued optimal performance.(NAN)(