- TCN expands FCT’s transmission by 624MW.
- AFD provides financial support for Abuja electrification project.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has hastened the implementation of its plan to expand the power transmission network in Abuja by 624 Megawatts as numerous light enterprises and sizable housing estates are sprouting up throughout the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The plan, which has been in development since 2018, gathered momentum under the leadership of Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, TCN Managing Director/CEO, is anticipated to meet a 20-year energy demand index in the nation’s capital once it is finished.
The French Development Agency, AFD, provided financial support for the Abuja Feeding Scheme project, enhancing electricity delivery to enterprises, industries, residential areas, and modern agriculture.
According to TCN, the Abuja Feeding Scheme “is a vision that is no longer on paper but has its footprints practically at five major sites within Abuja with key components to be ready this year”.
The Nigerian Power Consumers Forum (NPCF) leadership stated after visiting the sites that Engr. Abdulaziz contributed his over 25 years of engineering knowledge and responsibilities as a proven project manager to the company’s project start and execution.
Officials of the Project Management Unit informed the forum that, upon operation, the facilities will increase the transmission wheeling capacity in Abuja, ensuring that the Nigerian capital city will not experience power transmission constraints in the next 20 years, according to a report on the project signed by the Lead, Advocacy Team of NPCF, Malam Bako Yusuf.