Taipei, 12 Dec (China News Service) -- A group of transformers at the Bandung Substation in Taipei City, Taiwan, failed on the morning of 12 December, causing power outages in Yonghe District, Zhonghe District, and Wenshan District of Taipei City, affecting more than 300,000 households.
Comprehensive Central News Agency, United News Network and other Taiwan media reported that some people in Taipei City reported on the social platform on the social platform that morning that the power outage at home, and another resident near the Bandung substation said that they heard an explosion, there was a significant vibration in the house, and black smoke from the substation could be seen in the distance.
Taiwan Electric Power Company responded that at 9:42 a.m. on the 12th, a transformer failure in the No. 5 group of the Taipei Bandung Primary Substation caught fire, causing a power outage at the downstream secondary substation, and the fire was extinguished at 10:26.
For those who have doubts that the failure is due to insufficient power backup capacity, pressure reduction caused, Taipower said that the day coincided with the holiday, low electricity consumption, the estimated standby capacity rate is more than 12%, the power supply is sufficient, when the substation equipment fires, the standby capacity rate is also higher than 10%, and there is no lack of electricity.
It is understood that as of press time, most users in the power outage area have restored power supply. (End)
Source: China News Network
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