The
Power Holding Company of Nigeria has said that there will be no
blackout in Lagos as it is being speculated following a fire incidence
at its Ikeja West transmission station located at Ayobo, Ipaja area of
the state.
The Chief Executive Officer/Managing
Director, Ikeja Distribution Company, Mr. Okaa Akamnonu, who spoke with
journalists in Lagos, on Friday, described the affected transmission
station as one of the “biggest in the country responsible for very
massive power transmission handling.”
He explained that the fire incidence,
which was caused by an internal defect, resulted in the loss of one of
the five 150mva transformers.
He, however, lamented the widespread
rumour that there would be a blackout in some parts of Lagos as a result
of the fire incidence.
Akamnonu, who said such rumour could
mislead the public about PHCN’s capacity to respond to emergency, noted
that the load on the affected transformer was immediately transferred to
other transmission stations with spare capacity.
He said, “We read in a paper that
customers in Lagos will experience a blackout and no one can predict
when the problem will be rectified. No business and customer is without
supply as a result of that incidence.”
Akamnono said efforts were being put in place to repair the transmission station.
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