- TCN acquires brand new transformers from the Apapa port
- The transformers were purchased under the NETAP project
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that it has procured a total number of fifteen new transformers as part of the Nigerian Electricity Transmission Project (NETAP) financed by the World Bank.
The transformers comprise ten 60MVA 132/33kV and five 150MVA 330/132kV capacity transformers delivered to TCN Central Store in Ojo, Lagos State, for onward delivery to various TCN project sites nationwide.
The Ag. Managing Director of TCN, Engr. Dr Sule Abdulaziz, who announced the development,, said the contract for the supply of the transformers under the Nigerian Electricity Transmission Project, NETAP, was funded by the World Bank; however, TCN decides on the project site the transformers will be installed.
He informed that on installation and connection to the grid, the ten 60MVA 132/33kV power transformers and the five 150MVA 330/132kV transformers will add 637MW and 850MW respectively to the transmission network, consequently increasing the total capacity of the transmission system by 1487MW while ensuring N-1 reliability criteria in the substations, which is strategic in enhancing grid stability.
“This is the first time in the history of TCN that it took delivery of large numbers of transformers within a short period. These 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). The World Bank-sponsored NETAP project is only one of the TCN donor-funded projects aimed at expanding the transmission grid, while also prioritizing maintenance of the existing transmission infrastructures,” he stated.