Infrastructure
Ethiopian Electric Power Pursuing Two Options to Repair Addis West Substation
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
Ethiopian Electric Power is utilizing two concurrent repair strategies and rotational power shedding to address a transformer failure at the Addis West Substation that has caused six days of outages across multiple Addis Ababa neighborhoods.
- A sudden transformer failure at the Addis West Substation caused power outages across numerous areas of Addis Ababa for the past six days.
- Affected neighborhoods include Ehil Berenda, Autobus Tera, Kolfe, Bethel, Tor Hailoch, Weyra Sefer, and surrounding vicinities.
- Ethiopian Electric Power and Ethiopian Electric Utility technicians are coordinating repair efforts and providing temporary relief through rotational power shedding.
- The first repair option involves removing the damaged transformer to a workshop, with preparatory disassembly already completed.
- The second concurrent option involves transporting and installing a similar replacement transformer from another location.
- Ethiopian Electric Power Communication Director Moges Mekonnen stated that a definitive timeline for the completion of the complex technical work cannot be provided.
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