TCN says its linesmen have identified the fault responsible for the power outage on the Ugwuaji-Apir 330 kilovolt (kv) double circuit transmission line.
Aderonke OniThe Transmission Company of Nigeria says its linesmen have identified the fault responsible for the power outage on the Ugwuaji-Apir 330-kilovolt double circuit transmission line.power outage in the northeast, northwest and parts of north-central after the 330 kV Ugwaji–Apir double circuit transmission lines 1 and 2 tripped around 4:53am “due to a fault”.
“The fault area of the transmission line, which measures about one span, was found to be a snapped 330kV transmission line located in the swampy forest of Igumale.”Following the discovery, she said preparations are underway to gather the equipment and materials needed for TCN to begin repair work at the incident site on Thursday.
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