Blackout as truck fire destoys Delta power lines




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Blackout as truck fire destoys Delta power lines



The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Monday said it lost one of its 330kV transmission lines from Sapele to Ughelli in Delta State and 12 towers along the line route as a result of a fire incident caused by a petrol tanker.


According to the company, the tanker caught fire between towers 88 and 89 at about 9.42am on Sunday, adding that it incurred loses to the tune of N1bn due to the occurrence.


It said the fire caused the melting and snapping of all of the line conductors between the two towers and led to a loss of balance along the transmission line as well as swinging of towers which resulted in their eventual collapse.


“Tower 81 did not collapse but was bent by the incident,” TCN said in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Seun Olagunju.


“The loaded petrol tanker, which fell and caught fire at Ogborode Junction, near Warri in Delta State, destroyed the 330kV Sapele-Ughelli transmission line and brought down TCN’s towers No 82 to 93 along its route,” it added.


With the collapse of the 12 towers, TCN said it had temporarily lost power evacuation from that line as all power generated by Delta and Sapele Power Stations would now only be evacuated through the second 500megawatts capacity 330kV transmission line from Ughelli to Benin.


The company, however, did not say what impact the development would have on the supply of power across the country.


It rather assured the people that the second 330kV transmission line from Ughelli to Benin and the 132kV transmission lines one and two from Benin to Ughelli, would adequately evacuate power generated from the power stations to Benin.


It said, “TCN has also put in place plans to ensure that the transmission lines are free of encumbrances to ensure continued efficient wheeling of power generated.”



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