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Lagos gets 360MW boost as FG upgrades four substations
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Lagos gets 360MW boost as FG upgrades four substations

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Nigeria's Federal Government has commissioned upgraded transmission facilities at four key substations in Lagos.
  • The upgrades add 360 megawatts to the state's electricity capacity, benefiting an estimated 170,000 households.
  • The government aims to increase the country's electricity wheeling capacity to 6,000MW by year-end.

Lagos, Nigeria's bustling economic hub, has received a significant boost in its electricity supply with the commissioning of upgraded transmission facilities at four major substations. The Federal Government's investment is set to enhance power delivery to hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses.

These infrastructures have been here for over 25 years. What we are doing is commissioning new power transformers in Apapa, Ijora, Alausa and Lekki transmission substations.

— Joseph TegbeMinister of Power, explaining the significance of the upgraded facilities.

The newly commissioned projects at the Ijora, Apapa Road, Alausa, and Lekki substations collectively add approximately 360 megawatts (MW) to Lagos's transmission capacity. This upgrade is expected to strengthen power delivery for both the Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies, impacting an estimated 170,000 households and 580,000 residents.

Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, stated that the initiative targets the removal of long-standing transmission bottlenecks, some of which have persisted for over 25 years. The upgrades involve installing new power transformers and modern equipment, significantly increasing the installed capacity at each substation. For instance, the Ijora substation saw its capacity jump from 90MVA to 230MVA with the addition of two 100MVA transformers.

This is important as it will increase our wheeling capacity and also improve our delivery to end-users.

— Joseph TegbeMinister of Power, highlighting the benefits of the substation upgrades.

Tegbe further outlined the government's ambitious goal to substantially increase Nigeria's electricity wheeling capacity, targeting 6,000MW by the end of the current year and projecting an increase to 8,000MW within the next one to two years. This strategic approach focuses on identifying and addressing constraints within the existing power transmission network.

Our target is that by the end of this year, we should conveniently wheel 6,000MW in this country, and we are projecting that in the next one or two years, we should increase to 8,000MW.

— Joseph TegbeMinister of Power, outlining the government's goals for electricity wheeling capacity.

The projects received support from international partners, including the World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with Shanghai Electric involved in their execution. The upgrades are a crucial step towards improving the reliability and availability of electricity across Lagos and potentially other parts of the country.

Our approach as a government is deliberate. We identify the bottlenecks, invest in them, remove constraints and unlock capacity.

— Joseph TegbeMinister of Power, describing the government's strategy for improving the power sector.
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