TCN Denies Explosion Report, Says Installations Intact, Working

150MVA 330/132kV / 33kv power transformer in Damaturu

By CLEMENT NWOJI, Abuja

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied reports of explosion of its installations in Damaturu, Yobe state, explaining that work on its substation is near completion and commissioning to boost electricity transmission within the areas.

The TCN General Manager (Public Affairs) Ndidi Mbah, TCN explained that the Damaturu 150MVA 330/132kV power transformer and the 75MX reactor are in service since September 12, 2018 and are working very well.

She said that TCN engineers are presently working on the 132/33kV side of Damaturu Transmission Substation that would eventually service the 33kV feeders in the next two weeks.

Further, the Yobe State Rural Electrification Board is already working on the 33kV lines to enable the state take power from the substation for Damaturu and environs.

According to a statement by Mrs Mbah, within the next two weeks, TCN would also energize another 150MVA 330/132kV power transformer and 75MX reactor in its Maiduguri Transmission Substation.

“It is important to emphasize that our installations are well tested before they are energized. The public should disregard the intentionally fabricated information geared towards tarnishing the image of TCN and the Government as circulated by saboteurs.

“It is also important to request here that all well-meaning Nigerian should shun intentionally damaging information such as the falsely concocted explosion story. The inventors of the malicious story may be those criminally minded people who are unable to continue with “business as usual” where they used to get paid for jobs they never executed”, said Mbah.

She further maintained that TCN is on track in implementing its Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Program geared towards rehabilitating, expanding and stabilizing the grid as well as providing necessary redundancy and increasing the capacity of the Grid to 20,000MW by 2021.