By CONSTANCE ATHEKAME

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)

says it has requested the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to take supply from other feeders following faulty transformers at Apo substation.

Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.

Mbah noted that the supply to customers on the outgoing 33 Kilo Volt (KV) feeders connected to the affected 100MVA transformer at Apo Substation could be taken from other TCN feeders within its franchise area, pending completion of repairs.

She said, “At about 12:56 a.m. on Friday, one of the100 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV) transformers at Apo Substation tripped on differential relay indication while on no load.”

She said that initial inspection revealed oil spillage around the transformer.

”However, further investigation by the TCN maintenance crew revealed faults with the red and yellow phase 33KV bushings of the 100MVA power transformer.

”Presently, the red phase bushing has been resuscitated, while work is ongoing on the yellow phase,” she said.

According to her, TCN’S engineers are working assiduously to restore the transformer.

Mbah expressed the company’s sincere apology for the inconvenience the incident had caused AEDC and electricity customers fed from the affected feeders.

AEDC had via its X handle announced a power outage affecting several parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), attributing the disruption to a technical fault.(NAN)