Petrol Tanker Fire Destroys 12 TCN Facilities




The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that it has lost one of its 330KV transmission lines from Sapele to Ughelli in Delta State and 12 towers along the route, to a fire incident caused by a petrol tanker which caught fire between Towers 88 and 89 at about 9:42am on Sunday.
The company said the damage will require about N1billion to fix.
A statement signed by the general manager (Public Affairs), TCN, Mrs Seun Olagunju,  said that 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 82 to 93 along its route.
It added that with the collapse of the 12 towers, TCN has 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 500MW capacity 330KV transmission line from Ughelli to Benin.
The transmission limitation notwithstanding, the company assured that the second 330kV transmission line from Ughelli to Benin and the 132kV transmission lines one and two from Benin to Ughelli, will adequately evacuate power generated from the power stations to Benin.
It has also put in place plans to ensure that the transmission lines are free of encumbrances to ensure continued efficient wheeling of power generated.
The statement further noted that TCN’s quick response engineering team and its transmission contractors are already at the accident site to fully assess the level of damage to the system with the view to putting in place quick remedial plans, pending the re-construction of the 12 transmission towers.
It also noted that it has put in place security operatives, to guard the collapsed tower from vandals.
The company, however, pleaded with vehicle drivers especially those that hull highly inflammable items such as petrol to drive with care and also to ensure that their vehicles are in good order always, to avoid such massive losses to the company and the nation, pointing out that with this singular incidence, the company has incurred huge losses to the tune of One Billion Naira for the reconstruction  of 12 towers and rehabilitation of tower No 81.
It also pledged to do all it can to reconstruct the 330kV transmission line as quickly as possible to check further losses to the nation.

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