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The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk energy provide to Sokoto State by 6 p.m on Saturday (Sept. 15), an official has confirmed.
Mr Ndidi Mbah, the Basic Supervisor (GM), Public Affairs, mentioned this in an announcement made obtainable to the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
He assured that the corporate was diligently working to increase the restoration to Kebbi and different areas affected by the unlucky Birnin Kebbi Substation hearth incident that occurred Thursday night time (Sept. 14).
“The majority energy provide to Sokoto State was reinstated by way of the Talata Mafara Substation.
“Our engineering crew, together with the Managing Director/CEO and the Government Director, Transmission Service Supplier (TSP), are on-site, placing in each effort to reconnect Kebbi and its environs to the grid by way of one other substation.
“Additionally, our engineers are actively engaged on transferring load to the 150MVA and 60MVA energy transformers within the substation, which have been luckily unaffected by the fireplace incident.
“Moreover, cables are being rearranged, and reinforcement groups from different TCN areas have equally arrived on the substation with the mandatory supplies to expedite restore work,” he confirmed.
The final supervisor recalled the dedication of TCN’s Managing Director/Chief Government Officer, Dr Sule Abdulaziz, who expressed deep concern concerning the unlucky incident on the Birnin Kebbi Substation.
Abdulaziz had pledged to make sure the restoration of bulk energy provide to Sokoto state by way of the Talata Mafara substation and to collaborate with the engineers to briefly back-feed Kebbi, whereas connecting the 150MVA energy transformer as a everlasting answer to bulk energy provide within the space.
In response to him, TCN vastly appreciates the endurance and understanding of the federal government and other people of Sokoto and Kebbi States and environs.
“We’re totally dedicated to expediting work on the substation to make sure steady and dependable bulk electrical energy provide to all of the affected areas,” he assured.