The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Lagos region has recently received delivery of a brand new 300MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer at its Lekki 330/132/33kV transmission substation.
This was made known in a statement issued by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah on Friday, revealed that the Company had earlier received delivery of two brand new 60/75MVA power transformers in February and three heavy-duty truckloads of transformer components in January, 2023 amongst others.
“TCN Management through its Lagos Region has continued to ensure prompt execution of transmission projects within the Region. This entails the upgrade or total overhaul of its equipment where needed to achieve a more effective and efficient bulk transmission of electricity to the distribution load centers of the Ikeja and Eko DisCos and reduce to minimal, downtime that would have resulted from equipment failure. The Region equally undertakes the prompt maintenance of equipment to further preserve its lifespan.
“On installation, the 300MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer will add 240MW to the Lekki Substation capacity. Presently, arrangements are being made to put the transformer on the plinth to enable its installation”, it stated.
The statement also revealed that several substations and line projects have been completed across Lagos State in the last one year, some of these include: Reconductoring and commissioning of the New Ikorodu/Shagamu 132kV line, Installation of 1x60MVA transformer at Egbin 132kV Substation, Installation of new 60MVA 132/33kV transformer at Itire 132kV Substation, Diversion of Aja/Egbin 330kV lines 3 & 4 to Aja/Omotosho/Epe 330kV lines 1&2, Replacement of 3nos defective circuit breaker interrupter of T1 45MVA transformer secondary circuit breaker.
“TCN Lagos Region also installed several feeder bays in different substations such as Oworonshoki, Oke-Aro, and Egbin, among others. In addition to these, other projects have been proposed to further enhance power transmission within the Region”.