New substations add 616 MW to Nigeria’s electricity grid
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
Nigerian Energy Minister Joseph Tegbe has inaugurated substation works in Kano and Katsina states, adding 240 MW at 330 kV and 376 MW at 132 kV to the transmission grid. The facilities are expected to increase wholesale supply and improve service to households and businesses, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has inaugurated substation projects in Kano and Katsina states, adding 616 MW to the national electricity transmission grid. The installations add 240 MW at the 330 kV level and 376 MW at the 132 kV level, according to a statement from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) issued in Abuja.
In Katsina, two 60 MVA transformers have been commissioned at the Kankia substation, raising its installed capacity from 60 to 150 MVA. Joseph Tegbe has also launched construction of a 120 MVA substation in Mashi and inspected work on a 200 MVA gas-insulated substation in Katsina. The planned Mashi facility is expected to provide an additional 96 MW to the community and neighbouring areas.
In Kano, the work concerns the Walalambe, Kumbotso, Dakata and Dan Agundi substations. It includes installing transformers, upgrading control rooms with digital protection systems and adding electricity feeders. TCN managing director Sule Abdulaziz said the equipment is expected to ease capacity constraints and improve the delivery of electricity to distribution companies.
The commissioning follows the addition of 544 MW to the electricity grid in Kano, announced on 24 October. On the same day, the Nigerian government also launched an electricity project after 15 years of disruption.
