From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN, Shiroro Region has embarked on projects and carried out several repairs, installations and maintenance to ensure steady power supply to consumers.
The General Manager of TCN, Shiroro Region Engr. Maiwada Sarki Bello, made this known while briefing newsmen on the company’s prospects in 2023 at regional office in Shiroro local government area of Niger state.
He disclosed that the company was undertaking steady rehabilitation works to include; construction of new 132KV from Zungeru power station switch yard to Tegina and construction of new control rooms at Shiroro.
Others were replacement of old equipment by World Bank, in-house replacement of old equipment at Jebba, upgrading of Minna Sub-station with additional 132/33KV 100 MVA transformer.
Engr. Sarki Bello added that the company construct new open air stores for out-roor equipment at Faku, replaced obsolete protection relay with modern numerical relays on 330KV and maintenance of all power transformers on annual maintenance schedules.
The GM noted that others were replacement of 33KV underground armoured secondary cable in transformer TR7 megavolt amperes (MVA) at Minna transmission station with over head conductor.
He said parts of the company’s achievements were purchase of six new 330KV current transformers on bus coupler at Jeba transmission station and install new 330KV circuit breakers on Jebba-Kainji line 2 circuit.
Other were installation of new 330KV circuit on Jebba-Gamo line, replaced vandalised tower members on T69, T70 and T71 on 132 Minna-Suleja circuit and replaced two faults 132KV CVT on Minna-Suleja line one and two yellow phase.
According to him, the TCN Shiroro region covers Shiroro, Zungeru, Jeba and Kainji transmissions, Kontagora up to Yauri area.
