*Pleads with electricity customers in the affected areas…
By Olawale Lamina
The Transmission Company of Nigeria ,TCN, has announced that a fire incident that took place at Egbin Power Plc, about 6:30 am on August 5, 2025, affected its 150MVA power transformer situated at Egbin Transmission Substation.
A statement by the company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, explained that the fire which originated from one of the power station’s service transformer owned by Egbin Power Plc, is directly connected to the 33kV side of one of TCN’s power transformer- a 150MVA 330/132/33kV Inter-Bus Transformer II.
It added that investigations traced the cause of the fire to a faulty 33kV instrument transformer (CT/VT) installed by Egbin Power Plc, which was engulfed by fire.
The statement partly reads: “This ultimately led to the damage to a 150MVA power transformer belonging to TCN, causing oil leakage from the transformer due to a tear in its main tank.
“As a result of the incident, there is a temporary reduction in bulk power supply to Ikorodu and Odogunyan 132/33kV transmission substations, which supply IKEDC and IBEDC for some parts of its franchise areas, as well as Sagamu Line 1, Sagamu Line 2, and Maryland Line 2 on the 132kV network within Lagos State.
At the time of the incident, a total load of 47MW was affected. This load was immediately diverted to the second available 150MVA power transformer within the substation, which is now operating under strain. Since then, the capacity deficit has increased and remains high, resulting in load-shedding across all affected areas.”
TCN therefore appealed to the public, especially those affected by the development to exercise patience, just as it is currently working diligently to replace the damaged transformer and restore normal power supply as soon as possible.
TCN added it has also notified the IKEDC and EKEDC to assist in load management within their franchise areas.
The company further assured by stating that, “On our part, TCN is already making urgent arrangements to source the replacement transformer.
“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this is causing the two distribution companies and electricity customers in the affected areas and pledge to work hard to ensure full restoration of bulk supply to the substations in the shortest possible time.”
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