Economy
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared a force majeure on Oworoshoki 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV) and Lekki 330/132kV Transmission Substations.
TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
Mbah said that force majeure was declared as a result of flooding caused by continuous rainfall in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that force majeure refers to an extraordinary event that is completely beyond human control.
The TCN public affairs general manager said that the Lekki 132kV substation was still functional, adding that water was continuously being pumped out of the station,
According to her, Oworonshoki substation is presently not in service as the level of water has affected two power transformers, TR1- 60 Mega Volt Ampree (MVA) and TR3- 30MVA that tripped on no load even after attempted restoration.
”Presently all power protection and control cables of the two power transformers are submerged inside water, and efforts to evacuate the water have proved ineffective as the rain continues to fall.
”Our engineers are working and doing everything possible to evacuate the flood to enable them test the transformers for restoration.
“TCN regrets any inconvenience the incident might have caused the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo)’s customers taking supply from the substation.”(NAN)
W.U
July 1, 2026
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