The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has expressed its readiness to resume electricity supply to Niger Republic whenever Nigeria lifts the ban on the neighbouring country.
The company’s General Manager for Transmission in Kaduna Region, Mr. Ganiyu Aliyu, stated this while addressing reporters yesterday in Kaduna on the achievements of the region so far this year.
He explained that the company could supply the neighbouring country without affecting its power supply in the region due to the capacity increase it had achieved.
Aliyu said: “We have increased our capacity very well. In fact, I can say authoritatively that we are comfortable here in Kaduna.
“There’s something we call redundancy in power system. It’s like you having two phones: one is your hot line; another is on standby.
“In case we have any trouble, we have made this place capable that we can transfer our load from one transformer to another transformer.”
The general manager affirmed that TCN’s service delivery had significantly improved this year as a result of the increase in new transmission projects to boost electricity supply in the country.
Aliyu said TCN had executed several capital reinforcement projects across the transmission network throughout the country.
The projects were installation of 100MVA 132/33kV transformer in Birnin Kebbi substation, installation of a new distance protection relay for 330kV Jos line and the replacement of the Bucholz relay valve seal on 90MVA 330/132/33kV transformer T2A.
Others comprised construction of 1x150MVA 330/132/33kV substation at Kalgo with 8x330kV line bays and 1x100MVA 132/33kV with 3nos. 33kV outgoing feeders, construction of double circuit line from Kaduna to Jos and emergency erosion control works on Tower 122 Kaduna-Zaria 132kV transmission line, among others.
Aliyu said the projects were in line with the Federal Government’s agenda of revamping the power sector.
He regretted that despite some external challenges, like vandalism and people building under transmission installations, TCN had recorded remarkable achievements in the year and was still embarking on new ones.
