The residents of Pattabhiram are heaving a sigh of relief after the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) commissioned a new transformer on Tuesday in place of the one destroyed by a fire in the locality’s substation.
One of the three 16-megavolt ampere (MVA) power transformers in the substation was damaged on Saturday, leading to a night-long power cut in the locality. A senior official of Tangedco said the the overnight installation and engergising of the transformer was completed on Tuesday morning.
Social activist T. Sadagopan thanked the Tangedco officials for the timely commissioning of the new transformer and said minor power disruptions were still happening.
Normally, when a new transformer is installed, it takes time for the entire load to shift to it, the Tangedco official said.
