World Financial institution’s $200m Used to Develop Energy Transmission – TCN
The Transmission Firm of Nigeria, TCN, says it’s increasing its capability nationwide with a $200m World Financial institution mission to make sure enough electrical energy provide.
The Managing Director, TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed this on Wednesday when he visited the TCN substations in Lagos and Ogun States.
The World Financial institution is among the main donor businesses supporting the Mission Implementation Unit, PIU, inside Nigeria’s Transmission Firm, TCN.
The World Financial institution had, on Dec. 28, 2023, pledged substantial help for the implementation of essential transmission initiatives throughout the nation.
Specific emphasis being positioned on bettering grid reliability by means of the implementation of the Supervisory Management and Knowledge Acquisition System, SCADA.
This dedication was conveyed by Ashish Khanne, the World Financial institution Nation Director for Nigeria and Central Africa, throughout a courtesy go to to TCN’s Administration in Abuja earlier in 2024.
The TCN boss mentioned: “I’ve come to those substations to see the progress they’re making in our programme of increasing the Nigeria electrical energy grid.
“Now we have awarded a number of contracts elsewhere, a few of them are in Sango-Ota in Ogun State, Alausa and Alagbon substations in Lagos.
“Additionally within the North, we have now awarded contracts in Kano, Maiduguri and in Yola and in lots of different locations.
“The duty of increasing the grid is a nationwide programme, so all areas will get it one after the other. We are going to go there and we’ll present Nigerians what we did.
“Presently in Sango-Ota, we’re putting in two transformers, one has already been commissioned and is serving all of the neighbouring environments right here.
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“With this improve, we have now been capable of enhance the capability of our output as much as 200 megawatts, so we feed areas as much as Abeokuta, Lusada, and Ota environments and a few elements of Lagos,” Mr Abdulaziz mentioned.
He mentioned additional that the corporate had simply efficiently commissioned a brand new 1×100/125 MVA 132/33KV Energy Transformer at its 132/33kV Alausa Transmission Substation in Lagos State on Sept. 26, 2024.
One other commissioned transformer in Sango-Ota space of Ogun State, a part of the World Financial institution mission
Based on the TCN boss, the transformers have elevated the capability of the substation from 105MVA to 230MVA.
“This implies extra bulk energy obtainable for Ikeja Electrical to offtake to its prospects in Ikeja, Oregun, Alausa, Ojodu and environs.
“Additionally, on Jan. 18, we commissioned two new 100/125 MVA energy transformers on the 330/132/33kV Alagbon Transmission Substation in Lagos State.
“The commissioning of the transformers have elevated the capability of the substation from 240MVA to 440MVA.
“This implies extra bulk energy obtainable for Eko Disco to offtake to its prospects in Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Banana Island, some elements of lagos Island and a few elements of Lekki,” he mentioned.
The managing director assured the folks of Lagos that the corporate had them in thoughts.
“We’re doing a whole lot of initiatives in Lagos to verify they take pleasure in common and enough energy provide. It’ll now be for the Eko Electrical energy Distribution Firm (EKEDC) to be sure that they distribute this energy wherever it’s required,” he mentioned.
On incessant assault on its infrastructure nationwide, Mr Abdulaziz mentioned the corporate was collaborating with safety businesses and neighborhood leaders to search out the best way to cease the assaults.
“We’re additionally speaking to the native heads and neighborhood leaders, they need to discover a option to speak to their folks.
“They need to let their folks know that every one these constructions which are of their areas belong to them and never anyone else.
“So, we’re doing quite a bit in collaboration with the safety businesses and I feel we’re getting outcomes,” he mentioned.
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