The Federal Ministry of Power, via the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in partnership with the Kano State Government, has commissioned four transmission substations, including 544MW of wheeling capability to Kano State’s power grid.
The substations are positioned at Walalambe, Kumbotso, Dakata and Dan-Agundi. Walalambe has a brand new 80MW-capacity substation with two 40MVA transformers, whereas Kumbotso has obtained 300MVA on the 330kV degree and 100MVA transformers. Dakata and Dan-Agundi have every gained an extra 100MVA transformer on the 132kV degree.
The commissioning was carried out by the Honourable Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, alongside the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mahmuda Mamman; the Managing Director of TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz; the Kano State Commissioner for Energy; and different dignitaries.
The tasks are anticipated to strengthen bulk electricity provide to Kano’s industrial, industrial and residential areas, ease stress on overloaded substations and create capability to meet beforehand suppressed demand.
At Walalambe, six outgoing feeders will assist electricity provide to the Tokarawa Industrial Area, the Eastern Bypass, Maiduguri Road, Hadejia Road and adjoining communities.
Lee Group, a significant industrial enterprise, has been reconnected to the nationwide grid after greater than 30 years of working off-grid. Meanwhile, the fire-damaged Dan-Agundi substation has regained substantial capability to serve Kano’s historical city, the Emir’s Palace and surrounding communities.
Together, the investments are anticipated to strengthen infrastructure for manufacturing, assist small companies, create employment alternatives and enhance family welfare.
The tasks underscore President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and his dedication to reset the power sector as a basis for nationwide improvement, whereas translating infrastructure investments into financial alternatives throughout the nation.
