OFFICIAL: TCN BRINGS POWER BACK TO SOKOTO

Babatunji Wusu –

By 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had restored bulk power supplies to Sokoto State, according to an official.

This was stated in a news release made available to the media on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi by Mr. Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager (GM) of Public Affairs.

He gave the assurance that the organization was tirelessly working to extend the restoration to Kebbi and other places affected by the regrettable Birnin Kebbi Substation fire disaster that took place Thursday night (Sept. 14).

The Talata Mafara Substation restored the Sokoto State’s bulk electricity supply.

“Our engineering staff, along with the Managing Director/CEO and the Executive Director of the Transmission Service Provider (TSP), are on the scene and working tirelessly to re-connect Kebbi and its surroundings to the grid through a different substation.

Additionally, our experts are working hard to move load to the substation’s 150MVA and 60MVA power transformers, which were fortunately untouched by the fire incident.

In order to speed up the repair process, he added, cables are also being repositioned and reinforcement crews from other TCN regions have also arrived at the substation.

The general manager remembered Dr. Sule Abdulaziz, managing director and chief executive officer of TCN, who had expressed sincere regret over the regrettable event at the Birnin Kebbi Substation.

Abdulaziz had promised to work with the engineers to temporarily back-feed Kebbi while connecting the 150MVA power transformer as a permanent solution to bulk power supply in the region. He had also promised to ensure the restoration of bulk power supply to Sokoto state through the Talata Mafara substation.

He claims that TCN is very grateful for the tolerance and understanding shown by the authorities in Sokoto and Kebbi States as well as the local populace.

According to him, “We are fully committed to moving the substation work along as quickly as possible to ensure stable and dependable bulk electricity supply to all the affected areas.”