By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter
THE FEDERAL Government has commissioned upgraded transmission infrastructure at Alausa and Lekki in Lagos, increasing bulk power capacity across the two locations by a combined 272MW.
JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, commissioned the projects on Tuesday as part of the government’s drive to strengthen Nigeria’s transmission network.
A press statement signed by Adeola Labzy, Special Adviser on Media to the energy minister notes that, at Alausa, an existing 30MVA transformer was replaced with a 100MVA unit, raising the station’s total capacity from 135MVA to 205MVA.
The upgrade also increased bulk power available to Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company by 80MW.
At Lekki, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) installed two additional 60MVA, 132/33kV power transformers and nine new 33kV feeders.
Also, the project increased the substation’s 132/33kV capacity from 120MVA to 240MVA, representing an additional 192MW.
Tegbe said the projects demonstrated the administration’s approach to addressing structural bottlenecks in the power sector.
“Identify the bottleneck. Invest in it. Remove the constraint. Unlock the capacity,” he said.
The minister also said the upgrades reflected President Bola Tinubu’s determination to “confront the infrastructure constraints that have limited Nigeria’s economic potential”.
He added that ageing equipment and stranded capacity would continue to be addressed nationwide adding that the Lekki project was executed by Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited with World Bank support.
The project also includes an additional 1x300MVA, 330/132kV transformer, which is expected to be energised in November 2026.
TCN Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, said the Alausa project, executed by Shanghai Electric Limited under a World Bank-funded initiative, would provide more stable and reliable electricity to at least 70,000 residents through IKEDC upon energisation.
Abdulaziz said the upgrade would strengthen grid stability and enable more bulk power to reach distribution companies for onward supply within their franchise areas.
He said the project showed that “TCN remains resolute in its mandate of building and sustaining a robust transmission network, capable of transporting Nigeria’s growing power needs to various distribution load centres nationwide.”
Tegbe commended TCN, the Nigerian Independent System Operator, Eko Electricity Distribution Company and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, as well as Shanghai Electric Group and the World Bank, for their roles in delivering the projects.
He also congratulated Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for sustaining an enabling environment for infrastructure investment in the state.
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