From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The management of Kaduna Electric has said it is continuing with the maintenance work on some of its 33KV feeders across its network to guarantee improvement in the quality of power supply to its customers.
Some of the 33KV feeders the maintenance work has since commenced on include; Water Works, Rigasa, Gonin Gora, Olam, and Unguwan Boro. Others are 33KV Abakpa and Doka in Kaduna as well as 33KV PZ in Zaria.
A statement issued by the company’s Head of Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, quoted the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Engr. Lawal Aliyu Mashi said the maintenance work on the feeders entails the replacement of weak jumpers, bad cross arms, and pot insulators.
It also includes tree trimming, aligning lengthy and sagged spans, and re-tensioning them. The maintenance will also see the replacement of bad poles and undersized conductors.
The CTO said the maintenance work is nearing completion on 33KV Water Works, Rigasa, Unguwan Boro, and Abakpa while that on Gonin Gora, Olam, and others is ongoing and will be completed before month’s end.
The maintenance work he said is being done in a phased manner which targets other feeders in other parts of Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kebbi States.
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