BEDC has attributed its inability to provide power supply to its band A to the fault of TCN.
However, the General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement made available to Spark News on Friday said such claim is not correct.
“Following a publication on Benin Electricity Distribution Company’s social media platform on 12th April 2024 on its inability to supply 20 hours of power supply to its band A customers.
“We hereby note that BEDC attributed this to tripping due to earth fault at Amukpe and tripping due to an XLPE cable puncture at Effurun, both TCN substations, is not correct”, she said.
Mbah said the incorrect attribution of these faults to TCN is clearly shown in the table on that release by BEDC.
For clarity, she said, “we note that on the 11th of April 2024, the Amukpe 33kV feeder tripped at 2:31pm. and was restored by 4.08pm within 1 hour and 54 minutes.
The GM said the cause of the outage, which was clearly under BEDC purview, was an instantaneous earth fault caused by stormy weather, which was restored on trial reclosure after the rain had subsided.
“Still, on the 11th of April 2024, Effurun 33kV feeder tripped at 12:25 p.m., and it is still out. The cause of the tripping was an earth fault on the outgoing feeder upriser, also from the BEDC DISCO end.
According to her, this report is to set the records straight and to appeal that facts be stated as they are for the benefit of all.
Earlier today, TCN refuted claim by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) that it is responsible for its failure to deliver estimated hours of supply to feeder, due to System Outages and Tripping on TCN.
