The Transmission Company of Nigeria claims its linesmen have discovered the source of the power loss on the Ugwuaji-Apir 330-kilovolt (kV) double circuit transmission line.
On Tuesday, TCN reported a power outage in the North-East, North-West, and sections of North-Central when the 330 kV Ugwaji-Apir double circuit transmission lines 1 and 2 tripped “due to a fault” at 4:53 a.m.
Ndidi Mbah, the company’s general manager of public affairs, provided an update in a statement on Wednesday, saying the defect was discovered in the Igumale area of Benue.
The business stated that a crew of TCN linesmen noticed the issue on the line around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
According to Mbah, the fault area, which measures one span, was identified as a snapped 330kv transmission line in the swampy forest of Igumale, Benue State.
”Having made the discovery earlier in the evening of Wednesday, arrangements are already ongoing to mobilise equipment and materials that would be moved to the site of the incident to commence repair works.
“A team of linesmen from the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has discovered the fault on the Ugwuaji – Apir 330KV Double Circuit transmission line, at about 5 pm this evening, in the Igumale area of Benue State,” the statement reads.
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.
“Due to the difficult and swampy nature of the terrain, TCN would require to move a bulldozer and other materials for the repair works from the Enugu Regional office of TCN to the site of the incident.
