The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Abuja Region, has announced a planned preventive maintenance at the Katampe 132/33 KiloVolt (kV) Transmission Substation on Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
This was disclosed in a statement by TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, on Saturday in Abuja.
She said the scheduled maintenance is to enable TCN’s maintenance crew to carry out preventive maintenance on the 100 megavolt ampere (MVA) 132/33kV Power Transformer (TR1), its auxiliaries, and associated switchgear in the substation.
According to her, 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, Kado Fish Market, Idu-Karmo, and their environs during the maintenance period.
Mbah noted that the company apologise for any inconvenience the planned outage may cause electricity customers in the affected areas.
The General Manager added that equipment maintenance is essential to ensure their continued optimal performance.
