Power: TCN begins rehabilitation, replacement of old circuit breakers in Nigeria

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that it has commenced a scheme to rehabilitate and replace old circuit breakers across the country.

This was disclosed by Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

The TCN says the project would boost its bulk power transmission to distribution load centres nationwide.

Mrs Mbah said, “The rehabilitation and replacement work which were officially inaugurated at the 37-year-old 330/132 KV, Ajaokuta Substation, Kogi State, marks TCN’s determination to ensure that all circuit breakers in its network are certified healthy and perform optimally.

“The decision to start with the circuit breakers in Ajaokuta substation was due to the strategic role the substation plays in transmitting bulk electricity to distribution load centres Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).

“And the Benin Distribution Electricity Company (BEDC) covering areas such as; Abuja, Lokoja, Ayangba, Okene, Okpella, and Benin, among others.”

She added that the TCN’s plan to rehabilitate the circuit breakers would be extended to all substations in the country whose circuit breakers are 20 years and above.

“In line with TCN’s quest to further improve the capacity of its workforce, it assigned engineers to work directly with the contractors to ensure hands-on training and practical skills transfer.

“Proper retrofitting or replacement of the circuit breakers will ensure that they operate optimally for the next 15 to 20 years.

“Circuit Breakers protect power transformers from any abnormal conditions or faults that may occur within or from outside the network,” she said.