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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Energy Minister, Abubakar Aliyu
The federal authorities says 105 energy transformer tasks had been accomplished between 2015 to 2022, including a capability of 6,216MVA to the nationwide grid.
Minister of Energy Abubakar Aliyu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja on the eleventh version of the President Muhammadu Buhari Scorecard Sequence (2015-2023)’ organised to showcase the regime’s achievements.
In a presentation on the occasion hosted by the Ministry of Info and Tradition, Mr Aliyu stated 73 of the ability transformers had been put in by the Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) engineers in substations throughout the nation.
The minister stated the feat had modified the narrative of the ability sector from consumption spending (on subsidies) to actual infrastructure spending.
He listed a few of the accomplished energy transformer/substation tasks because the 150MVA 330/132kV Interbus Energy Transformer at Ughelli, Delta IV Transmission Substation and the 150MVA 330/132kV Energy Transformer at Ayade Transmission Substation.
Others had been the 2x150MVA 330/132/33kV Substation at Lafia, Nasarawa State, and the 2x60MVA 132/33kV Dawaki/Gwarinpa Substation, which was not too long ago accomplished in November 2022 beneath the Abuja Feeding Scheme.
The tasks additionally included the 2x60MVA 132/33kV Gagarawa Substation, 2x60MVA 132/33kV Substation at Adiabor, 2x30MVA 132/33kV Yelwa Yauri the1x30MVA 132/33kV Ilashe Substation and the 1x40MVA 132/33kV Substation at Bichi, Kano State amongst others.
Based on the minister, a number of substations and bay extensions had been nearing completion and anticipated to be inaugurated by the primary and second quarters of 2023.
He stated a complete of 900km of reconductoring and development of recent transmission traces had been accomplished in the course of the interval.
Based on him, some key traces included reconductoring of the 140km 132kV Birnin- Kebbi to Sokoto transmission line (April 2021) and the completion of the 330kV Aloji – Ikot Ekpene transmission line.
Others had been the 132kV Ihovbor – Okada transmission line completion of the 330kV Gombe – Damaturu transmission line, amongst others.
The minister stated some transmission line tasks are nearing completion and anticipated to be inaugurated by Q1 and Q2 of 2023, together with the Kaduna – Jos Double Circuit Transmission Line and Benin – Ajaokuta 330kV Single Circuit.
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