TCN RESTORES FULL POWER AFTER TEMPORARY GRID DISTURBANCE ON SATURDAY
"A report from the NCC revealed that, the bus section of a current transformer exploded at 330kV Jebba Transmission Substation and as expected, the protection system was activated, and this promptly opened the busbars to curtail the explosion, thereby preventing outbreak of fire and further damage to adjacent equipment." TCN
Following the temporary disturbance experienced at the national grid at about 8:15 am today, the Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN reports that the situation has bren addressed by its team of engineers.
According to a statement issued and signed by Ndidi Mbah General Manager Public Affairs of the TCN, it disclosed that "a report from the NCC revealed that, the bus section of a current transformer exploded at 330kV Jebba Transmission Substation and as expected, the protection system was activated, and this promptly opened the busbars to curtail the explosion, thereby preventing outbreak of fire and further damage to adjacent equipment.
"The action of the protection system led to a temporary disturbance on the grid." The statement read.
The statement further reveals that, "Our engineers at Jebba have successfully carried out switchings, isolating the faulty current transformer. They have equally reconfigured the busbar arrangement, restoring power supply to the station, and other parts of the grid." The statement concluded.
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