National grid capacity rises by 600MW as TCN commission 330KV lines in Edo

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says its recently constructed Ihovbor/Benin and Ihovbor/Ajaokuta 330kv transmission lines would adhd 600 megawatts to the nationalist grid.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Engr Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed this on Thursday at the authoritative commissioning of the recently constructed 330kv enactment astatine Ihovbor, Benin City.

Abdulaziz, who attributed the irregular powerfulness proviso successful the state to deficiency of evacuation of the generated power, assured that much of the powerfulness would present beryllium evacuated with the commissioning of the lines.

He added that erstwhile much of the generated powerfulness are evacuated, much energy would besides beryllium distributed to consumers successful the country.

“Before determination was powerfulness that was generated, but determination was nary evacuation. With this recently constructed 330kv enactment we are going to evacuate much power, meaning that Nigerians volition get much light.

“Our ain occupation is to transmit the powerfulness from the generators to the load units.It is the work of organisation companies present to administer to customers. When  Distribution Companies administer much power, much industries volition get airy an...