Works on 330/132/33 kV Lafia substation completed
Nigeria, Lafia: Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has disclosed that construction works on the 330/132/33V substation in Lafia have been completed.
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Nigeria, Lafia: Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has disclosed that construction works on the 330/132/33V substation in Lafia have been completed.
The executive director of NDPHC Ife Oluwa Oyedele said the works have been completed with all pre-commissioning tests fully carried out.
He explained that the substation is now being connected to the national grid through the line-in, line-out which is in progress, disclosing the project is to be inaugurated in September this year.
That the original completion date was delayed as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, said in the statement.
Oyedele said all stakeholders in the power sector had worked together to see the completion of the project, adding that the distribution company (Abuja Electricity Distribution Company – AEDC) has already completed the lines required to connect consumers to the 33 kV bays in the substation to ensure that electricity consumers in Nasarawa State and environs can begin to enjoy the facility immediately.
He stated that the project would facilitate rapid growth in socio-economic activities in the state and this will attract investors to create jobs that would eventually change the life standard of the residents and boost the economy.
The executive director, who was later received by the Governor of Nasarawa State Abdullahi Sule, was accompanied on the project inspection visit to Lafia by the technical team.
Source: Vanguard