By Constance Athekame
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) says the ABUJA Feeding Scheme Project will add about 624 Megawatts to the national grid when completed.
Mr Olugbenga Ajiboye, Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider (TSP),TCN, made this known when he led the company’s team on an inspection tour of the on-going project in Abuja on Thursday.
The Abuja Feeding Scheme is a TCN project, funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), designed to strengthen, reinforce, and expand the power transmission infrastructure in Abuja,
He said, “ It also aimed to improve the bulk power supply by building five new substations and associated transmission lines creating a third power source to provide 24 hour electricity to Abuja.
“The scheme comprises six lots: Lots 1 and 2 cover transmission lines from Lafia to New Apo and within Abuja; Lots 3, 4, and 5 involve substations at New Apo, Lugbe West Main, Kuje, and Wumba-Lokogoma.
“While Lot 6 is the Gwarinpa Transmission Substation including Lugbe, Idu, and Karimo.”
Ajiboye said that the project, when completed, would boost power supply in Abuja and environs.
He said that the substations were more than 91 per cent adding that TCN was working round the clock to complete the project.
“ The project is not where it is supposed to be because of some constraints but however we are working round the clock to make sure we achieve our aim.
“The new Apo Substation line route has some constraints and we are working hard to ensure it is free.
“But you could see that in the other places, except here where we have been two of the stations are almost completed and ready for energisation.
“So, based on that, we will concentrate more on the constraints which include right of way and once we are able to resolve that, we start operations, ‘’ he said.
According to him, TCN will appeal to the government to talk to those involved in the right of way issue, so that the company can go through those routes to get supply.
Ajiboye said he and his team decided to take the tour for on the ground assessment of the level of work done on the project.
Mr Anthony Uuajamah, Managing Director, Oska-Jo and Partners Ltd, who is the Project Consultant to the Abuja Feeding Scheme said that the scheme has about 13 by 60 MVA transformers on the entire central part of the Abuja.
According to him, this is expected to give approximately about 624 MW of power which will be added to the national grid. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng
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