The Transmission Company Nigeria, (TCN) has said that it has successfully inaugurated a new 300 megavolt-amperes, 330/132/33 kilowatt-hour power transformer in its Benin Transmission Substation.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, (TCN), Ndidi Mbah, in a statement Wednesday, also said the transformer is a part of the ongoing TCN/World Bank projects aimed at further increasing transmission capacity, nationwide.
She stated that the facility was inaugurated last Thursday.
According to her, the transformer is one of the two new 300MVA capacity power transformers earlier delivered to the substation.
Mbah said: “The TCN has successfully commissioned a new 300MVA, 330/132/33kV power transformer in its Benin Transmission Substation on Thursday, 13th June, 2024.
“The transformer is one of the two new 300MVA capacity power transformers earlier delivered to the substation.
” TCN will commence the immediate installation of the second transformer, to further increase redundancy in the substation. The transformers are a part of then ongoing TCN/World Bank projects aimed at further increasing transmission capacity, nationwide.”
The transformers are a part of the ongoing TCN/World Bank projects aimed at further increasing transmission capacity, nationwide
The World Bank had in 2018 approved a $486 million credit to support the rehabilitation and upgrade of Nigeria’s electricity transmission substations and lines.
