Blackout in Lagos as flood submerges transmission substations

Some parts of Lagos State have been plunged into blackout following the unfortunate flooding in the state.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah declared “force majeure on the Oworoshoki 33KV and Lekki 330/132KV Transmission Substations as a result of flooding caused by continuous rain fall in Lagos”.
TCN lamented that the Oworoshoki 133/33KV Transmission Substation is totally out of service, stating that the flood affected two power transformers.
“Although Lekki 330/132KV Transmission Substation is in service as water is continuously being pumped out of the station, Oworoshoki 133/33KV Transmis...