located near ORCA DECO were destroyed. Nothing could be saved. 238 jobs lost and a financial loss reaching 4 billion CFA 2 GANDOUR Perfume Fire July 2013 YOPOUGON Short circuit 2 persons injured, factory in electrical premises, and the (Abidjan installations factory totally burnt district) down. Over 1 500 jobs lost as well as goods and equipment 3 Electrical 225 kV Break of May 2013 ABOBO Default not Interruption of grid substation the 225 eliminated electricity supply in (Abidjan kV cable Abidjan and in district) several cities as well as impact on interconnections with Mali and Burkina Faso 4 AZITO Electricity Fire December YOPOUGON Dysfunction Loss of the thermal thermal generation 2012 of a turbine plant (Abidjan plant district) 5 Electrical 225 KV line Broken May 2013 ADJAME Default not Complete black out. grid lightning properly Interruption of (Abidjan protection eliminated electricity supply on district) wire national territory 6 ERT Electrical Broken May 2013 VRIDI Fall of the Break of three 1 energy lightning lightning conductors. A taxi transportation protection protection cab damaged due wire wire on the to the cable fall. conductors Fire in nearby barracks, no access to neighbouring companies due to the interruption of road traffic. The AZITO site disaster resulted from the malfunction of one of the turbines in an explosive environment. Periodical inspection would have avoided this explosion. Implementation of IEC 60079-1 which covers factors relating to inspection and maintenance, could have helped to prevent such a disaster. The use of IEC 60079-10-1 and IEC 60079-14 could have helped the selection of appropriate equipment compliant with IEC 60079-1 to be installed in such an
located near ORCA DECO were destroyed. Nothing could be saved. 238 jobs lost and a financial loss reaching 4 billion CFA 2 GANDOUR Perfume factory Fire July 2013 YOPOUGON (Abidjan district) Short circuit in electrical installations 2 persons injured, premises, and the factory totally burnt down. Over 1 500 jobs lost as well as goods and equipment 3 Electrical grid 225 kV substation Break of the 225 kV cable May 2013 ABOBO (Abidjan district) Default not eliminated Interruption of electricity supply in Abidjan and in several cities as well as impact on interconnections with Mali and Burkina Faso 4 AZITO thermal plant Electricity generation Fire December 2012 YOPOUGON (Abidjan district) Dysfunction of a turbine Loss of the thermal plant 5 Electrical grid 225 KV line Broken lightning protection wire May 2013 ADJAME (Abidjan district) Default not properly eliminated Complete black out. Interruption of electricity supply on national territory 6 ERT 1 Electrical energy transportation Broken lightning protection wire May 2013 VRIDI Fall of the lightning protection wire on the conductors Break of three conductors. A taxi cab damaged due to the cable fall. Fire in nearby barracks, no access to neighbouring companies due to the interruption of road traffic. The AZITO site disaster resulted from the malfunction of one of the turbines in an explosive environment. Periodical inspection would have avoided this explosion. Implementation of IEC 60079-1 which covers factors relating to inspection and maintenance, could have helped to prevent such a disaster. The use of IEC 60079-10-1 and IEC 60079-14 could have helped the selection of appropriate equipment compliant with IEC 60079-1 to be installed in such an
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