The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN), says it might probably transmit 6,000 MWS of electrical energy to distribution load facilities nationwide.
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Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Managing Director of TCN mentioned this in an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.
Abdulaziz mentioned that within the final three years, TCN had upgraded a number of sub-stations.
He mentioned that the corporate had additionally constructed new sub-stations funded by way of its Internally Generated Income (IGR) and donor companies.
The TCN boss mentioned that the corporate had put in new transformers to make sure enhance in capability.
“TCN has a complete checklist of proposed tasks, that are in batches, taking into cognizance those who require little funding to learn the grid within the first batch for fast further capability.”
He mentioned that the grid capability was confirmed by way of a suitable scientific methodology of capability dedication.
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“The final grid simulation take a look at carried out revealed that it has a capability of 8100 MWS. In March 2021, TCN efficiently wheeled 5,801 MWS from producing corporations to distribution load facilities nationwide.
“From then thus far, we’ve got continued so as to add extra transformers, conduct transmission strains, and construct new transmission sub-stations amongst others.
“All these we all know have continued to additional strengthen our grid capability. So, sure, we will comfortably transmit 6,000 MWS and extra earlier than the top of this yr,” he mentioned.
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He mentioned TCN was a key stakeholder of the Nigerian Presidential Energy Initiative (PPI) as undertaken by the Federal Authorities of Nigeria Energy Firm (FGNPC).
“This initiative goals to resolve current challenges within the nation’s energy sector and additional broaden the capability of the transmission and distribution networks to realize an operational capability of 25,000 megawatts (MW).
“By way of a sequence of tasks spanning three phases, tasks underneath this PPI initiative is at present ongoing and additionally it is including to the capability of the grid.”
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