TCN completes transmission projects in 5 states

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday said it has completed the installation of transformers and transmission lines in five states.

These include the installation of 1X60MWA power transformer in Katsina Substation, 1X100MVA transformer in Ejigbo Substation and 2X60MVA in Odogunyan substation both in Lagos, 1X60MVA transformer in Old Abeokuta Substation, as well as 1X60MVA transformer in Calabar Substation.

In a statement issued by the General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah in Abuja, the company also said that the 5KM transmission line built with the collaboration of Enugu State Government to power the 1X30MVA Nsukka Substation has been energised.

It said that the transformers have been energised and supplying various communities where they are located.

“the several transformers, substations and transmission lines completed across the country either by TCN in-house engineers or by contractors and are ready for the official commissioning by the Honourable Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola,” the statement partly reads.

According to the company, the installation will put an end to power supply rationing recently experienced by customers of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company around Ejigbo when the old 1X30MVA was removed to pave way for the installation of the new 1x100MVA.

It said: “Installation of another 1X100 MVA to replace the second 1X30MVA in the same substation has also commenced, completion would further boost transmission capacity in that axis.”

In another development, TCN disclosed that the installation of the 1X60MVA transformer at Karu substation, in Abuja has been completed but currently undergoing pre-commissioning tests.

“It is expected to be energised before Friday, March 8, 2018,” it said.

Similarly, it stated that installation of 1X60MVA at Dan Agundi Substation in Kano has reached an advanced stage, while the 1X60MVA LEEEC Model transformer razed by fire during installation in Uyo last week by TCN contractors Messrs. T & D Technologies Limited has been replaced.

“TCN wishes to assure Nigerians that such low-quality transformers which were procured in 2011 will not find their way into the National Grid again.

“This is because necessary steps for the fortification and standardization of substations, lines and major equipment have been taken. TCN has also for the first time included a certification by reputable international testing laboratories as a requirement for its procurement,” the statement reads.