An explosion at a power transmission station in Rivers State has thrown some parts of Port Harcourt and its environs into darkness.
A source said the explosion occurred at the Afam Power Station in the Oyibo Local Government Area of the state.
The source said the facility owned by the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution was partly shattered by the explosion.
He added that the cause of the explosion was not immediately known, but some officials of the electricity firms were seen carrying out repair works.
Meanwhile, the PHED management in a statement by its acting Manager, Corporate Communications, Mrs Chioma Aninwe, confirmed the explosion, saying efforts were on to restore power supply to the affected areas.
The statement read in part, “Please be informed that the outage being experienced in some parts of Rivers State is as a result of an explosion that shattered the power transformer at the transmission station.
“Repairs are already ongoing and supply will be restored as soon as possible. Areas affected are: Rumuokwuta, some parts of NTA Road, Rumuola Road, Ikwerre Road from Wimpey junction to Rumuigbo junction, some parts of Ada George, GRA phases 1, 2 and 3, Oroworukwo community and Olu Obasanjo Road.
“Others are some parts of Rumukalagbor, some parts of Rumuibekwe, Rumuola under the bridge, Rumuola link road, and some parts of Stadium Road.”
The statement urged members of the public to be patient as the PHED and the TCN were working hard to restore supply in the affected areas.
