The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said, it has restored bulk power supply to Birinin Kebbi and its environs through the Birnin Kebbi Transmission Substation.
TCN’s general manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday.
She noted that the bulk power supply was restored to the state yesterday 29th September, 2023 at about 11.33 am.
Recall that the TCN had announced that there was a fire incident in its transmission substation in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State, on the night of 14 September.
The company said the incident came hours after the collapse of the national grid.
Mbah further disclosed that the bulk power restoration work was carried out by a team of substation, lines, and PC&M engineers of TCN, who converged from different TCN regions nationwide, to ensure expedited repair works and that bulk power was quickly restored to Kebbi and environs in spite of the enormity of the fire incident and its effect on the substation.
According to her, the team of engineers who also conveyed the needed material from the regional stores to Birnin Kebbi Substation worked tirelessly round the clock to restore supply through the 150MVA and 60MVA transformers unaffected by the fire incident. Supply was first restored to Sokoto State through the 132kV Kaduna-Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Talatan Mafara line on the 15th of September 2023 and yesterday, power supply has also been restored to the Birnin Kebbi town and environs.
“Presently, work is ongoing to equally connect the 132kV Birnin Kebbi – Sokoto line that will enable TCN to transmit additional bulk electricity to Sokoto State and its environs.
“It is with a great sense of responsibility that we once again express our deepest appreciation to the government and electricity customers in Kebbi State and environs as well as the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, for their understanding and patience during the period. We also thank all stakeholders for their understanding, support, and prayers throughout the very challenging period.
“We remain committed to pursuing the network expansion projects and will continue to work hard to ensure the continued improvement of the nation’s transmission grid”, she added.
