(http://fmi.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/phcn-300x229.jpg) 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 recently, 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.
Akamnonu however, lamented the widespread rumour that there would be a blackout in some parts of Lagos as result of the incidence. He said such rumour could mislead the public about PHCN's capacity to respond to emergency, noting that the load on the affected transformer was immediately transferred to other transmission stations with spare capacity. He said efforts were being put in place to repair the transmission station.
The General Manager Transmission, Lagos Region, Mr. Oyeleke Adeoye said the fire incidence happened about 11am last Tuesday, and that three of the unaffected transformers were restored the same day, while the fourth one which is quite close to the one involved in the fire was restored by 8 a.m. the following day.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has attributed those incessant power outages in the country to dilapidated infrastructure.
Via: Federal Ministry of Information (FMI) Nigeria