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.
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