Africa | February 15, 2022

TCN takes delivery of 15 new power transformers

Nigeria: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) took delivery of 15 brand new power transformers from the Apapa port, Lagos, earlier last week.

 

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Nigeria: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) took delivery of 15 brand new power transformers from the Apapa port, Lagos, earlier last week.

The delivery comprises of ten 60 MVA 132/33 kV and five 150 MVA 330/132 kV capacity transformers delivered to TCN Central Store in Ojo, Lagos State, for onward delivery to various TCN project sites nationwide.

According to CEO Dr. Sule Abdulaziz, the contract for the supply of the transformers under the Nigerian Electricity Transmission Project, was funded by the World Bank. TCN, however, decides on the project site where the transformers will be installed.

On installation and connection to the grid, he said the ten 60 MVA 132/33 kV power transformers and five 150 MVA 330/132 kV transformers would add 637 MW and 850 MW, respectively, to the transmission network, consequently increasing total capacity of the transmission system by 1,487 MW, while ensuring N-1 reliability criteria in the substations, which is strategic in enhancing grid stability.

Abdulaziz noted that earlier in August 2021 that the World Bank also funded transformer supply contracts, which brought in ten 60 MVA 132/33 kV transformers and twenty-five earthing transformers.

“This is the first time in the history of TCN that it took delivery of large numbers of transformers within a short period. These are milestone achievements for TCN, as it strives to implement its short-term development plan under the Nigerian Electricity Grid Maintenance, Expansion, and Rehabilitation Programme,” he said.

“The World Bank-sponsored NETAP project is only one of the TCN donor-funded projects aimed at expanding the transmission grid, while also prioritising maintenance of existing transmission infrastructures,” he added.

TCN is equally executing several projects funded by the Agence Français de Développement. On the other hand, process for projects funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) is progressing extremely fast and TCN will soon sign contracts for 330 kV and 132 kV substations.

Source: The Guardian