- New Lafia Substation to become Nigeria’s latest transmission hub.
- The hub will provide back feed to Abuja.
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC), Chiedu Ugbo, said the new Lafia Transmission Substation would become Nigeria’s transmission hub with back feed to Abuja.
Speaking at the substation over the weekend, he noted that the facility, which is expected to boost electricity supply to at least one million households and businesses, will greatly improve the wellbeing of Nigerians in Nasarawa State.
“Also, because of the big nature of the project, we expect it to become the transmission hub in the country. TCN is already working on the connection. A 330KV connection from here to Abuja, to back feed Abuja”, he said.
“NDPHC decided to build this Lafia Substation essentially to step down electricity from the high voltage transmission line to a lower voltage level where the distribution company (Abuja Disco) can now draw electricity and serve close to one million households and businesses in the state. It will thus help boost economic activities in the state, with positive knock-on effects on employment and socio-economic upliftment of the state residents,” Ugbo added.