*Transmission Company of Nigeria discloses the 15 newly-acquired power transformers are meant to increase electricity supply, and enhance grid stability in the West African country

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the 15 new power transformers are to meant to increase electricity supply, and enhance grid stability in the country.

Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Pubic Affairs of TCN, announced this development via a statement issued Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Abuja, FCT.

Mbah said the transformers comprised ten 60 MegaVolt Ampree (MVA) 132/33KV and five150MVA 330/132KV capacity transformers.

The organisation stated the new transformers, retrieved from the Apapa Ports were delivered to TCN Central Store, in Ojo, Lagos State, for onward delivery to various TCN sites throughout Nigeria.

Sule Abdulaziz, Acting Managing Director of TCN,听 said that the contract for the supply of the transformers, under the Nigerian Electricity Transmission Project (NETAP), was funded by the World Bank.

Abdulaziz stated that TCN would decide on the project sites the transformers would be installed听 the country.

According to him, once installed and connected to the grid, the 10 60MVA 132/3KkV power transformers and the five 50MVA 330/132KV transformers would add 637 Megawatts (MW) and 850MW respectively to the transmission network.

He further stated: 鈥淐onsequently increasing the total capacity of the transmission system by 1,487MW while ensuring N-1 reliability criteria in the sub-stations, which is strategic in enhancing grid stability.鈥�

The Acting Managing Director also explained that the World Bank, August 2021, funded transformer supply contracts which brought in 10 60MVA132/33kV transformers and 25 earthing transformers.

鈥淭his is the first time in the history of TCN that it took delivery of large numbers of transformers within a short period.

鈥漈hese 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 (NEGMERP).

鈥淭he World Bank-sponsored NETAP project is one of the TCN donor-funded projects aimed at expanding the transmission grid while also prioritising maintenance of the existing transmission infrastructures,鈥� said Abdulaziz.

TCN, the TCN Chief said, was equally executing several projects funded by the Agence Fran莽ais de D茅veloppement (AFD), the French development agency.

He said the processes for projects, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), were progressing very fast, such that TCN would soon sign contracts for 330KV & 132KV substations.

The procurement of consultants for projects funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), would soon commence, Abdulaziz added.

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