The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported a fire incident at Egbin Power Plc. The incident, which occurred at about 6:30 am on August 5, 2025, affected TCN’s 150MVA power transformer at the Egbin Transmission Substation.
A statement issued by TCN revealed that the fire originated from one of the power station’s service transformers owned by Egbin Power Plc, which is directly connected to the 33kV side of one of TCN’s power transformers – a 150MVA 330/132/33kV Inter-Bus Transformer II.
TCN’s investigation traced the cause of the fire to a faulty 33kV instrument transformer (CT/VT) installed by Egbin Power Plc, which was engulfed by fire. This ultimately led to damage to a 150MVA power transformer belonging to TCN, causing oil leakage due to a tear in its main tank.
As a result, TCN has temporarily reduced bulk power supply to Ikorodu and Odogunyan 132/33kV transmission substations, which supply IKEDC and IBEDC for some parts of their franchise areas, as well as Sagamu Line 1, Sagamu Line 2, and Maryland Line 2 on the 132kV network within Lagos State.
The transmission company has notified IKEDC and EKEDC to assist in load management within their franchise areas. TCN is making urgent arrangements to source a 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.”
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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