The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Abuja, has announced a planned preventive maintenance at the Katampe 132/33 KiloVolt (kV) Transmission Substation on Saturday from 9am to 4pm.
This was confirmed by TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in a statement released on Saturday.
According to Mbah, 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.
She added that equipment maintenance is essential to ensure their continued optimal performance.
