The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is making efforts to deliver two units of 330 kV power transmission substations in Katsina and Kano along with the transmission lines to raise power supply in the States.
The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Dr. Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed this while inspecting the 330/132/33kV Katsina Substation project and the Rimi Zakara Substation in Kano, at the instance of the Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu.
Speaking at the Katsina Substation, Abdulaziz said the transformers and structures are in place at the Katsina Substation and that on completion, the substation will improve the transmission of bulk power supply to Daura, Dutsinma, Kankara and Malumfashi Substations in the state.
General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, who disclosed this in statement yesterday, quoted him as saying: “We are willing, and we want to ensure that we finish this substation within one year. We will also invite Mr. President to commission the substation”.
The TCN head said that the transmission line that will bring bulk supply to the substation is from Kano and was earlier affected by Right of Way issues. “TCN and the government are collaborating on this, processes have been completed and the contractor will soon be back to site to finish his work and we will be able to commission this substation”. He noted that the substation facility has two units of 150MVA power transformers and two units of 60MVA power transformers.
The representative of the contractor of the Katsina project, Engr. Mustapha Maihajjo, lauded the current administration for fast tracking