The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has handed over the site for the reconductoring of the 8- kilometre Port Harcourt Main-Port Harcourt transmission line and the 10-kilometre Alaoji-Aba 132kV double circuit transmission lines in its Port Harcourt region to a contractor for execution.
The General Manager, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement at the weekend indicated that the handing over of the site for the project was performed by the company’s General Manager, Transmission Services, Engr. O. Ajiboye, last week.
Ajiboye explained that the project was essential and would increase the line capacity, allowing for the transmission of up to 200MVA (485MW) of bulk power through the Port Harcourt Main and Port Harcourt Town Transmission Substations to Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company Limited.
According to him, the reconductoring project is expected to be completed in 12 months and aims at further reducing power interruptions, and enhancing power stability. The upgrade will support ongoing transformer reinforcement efforts by the TCN-World Bank across transmission regions.
Also, Mbah disclosed that the company had commenced the reconductoring of 173-kilometre Kumbotso-Hadejia and 105-kilometre Kumbotso-Kankia 132kV Single Circuit Transmission line both in Kano State to increase the wheeling capacity of the transmission lines to enable the transmission company to supply more bulk power to its transmission substations along the lines route.
