NewsCalabar Plunged Into Darkness As Fire Guts TCN Transmission Line In Adiabo

Calabar Plunged Into Darkness As Fire Guts TCN Transmission Line In Adiabo

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September 04, (THEWILL) – Calabar and its environs have been plunged into darkness, as fire ravaged part of the transmission line of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), in Calabar.

The transmission line is a 330/132 KVA substation at Ikot Nyong in Adiabo, Calabar, and delivers power from Alaoji Power Station to Calabar and its environs.

Following the fire outbreak, residents of the state have been thrown into darkness for two days after the fire incident.

Officials of the PHEDC and TCN are yet to comment or formally react to the incident.

When our correspondent visited the site of the transmission line on Sunday afternoon, the fire was still smoldering and officials at the plant declined to comment on the incident.

Some residents of the state have, however, faulted the silence of PHEDC and TCN saying it smacks of irresponsibility.

They insisted that it was wrong for the officials responsible to keep power consumers in the dark for over 48 hours after the fire outbreak.

THEWILL reports that the Adiabo transmission line was one of the many power projects completed by President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, in its determination to expand the entire power sector in general and the transmission grid in particular.

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Pix of the Adiabo power transmission line with the smoldering fire

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THEWILL Correspondent, Aniekan Bassey has over six years experience that spans across several fields in print journalism including development communication, sexual reproductive and health rights issues, crime, climate change, social justice, business and human interest stories.

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