The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has carved out two new work centres, one each in Katsina and Jalingo under TCN’s Kaduna and Bauchi regions respectively.
The work Centres were created to further decentralize its services to improve the company’s operational efficiency and ensure more proactive solution to interface issues within the Kaduna and Yola Disco franchise areas.
The new Katsina work Centre comprises three (3) transmission substations namely: the 2×30/AvA 132J33kv Katsina Substation, 2X30MVA Kankia Substation and 2×4:10MVA Douro Substation, with a total installed capacity of 200MVA at 132k0 level.
Katsina work Centre equally has five (5) ongoing substation projects: 2x150MVA. 330/132Kv and 2x60mvA.132/33Kv in Katsina 2x60mvA.132/33kv substation projects in Kurfi, Kankara Dutsinma and Malumfashi Local Government Areas.
The work Centre equally has a proposed 2460mvA 132/33kv transmission substation at Mashi LGA which is yet to commence. Katsina work Centre receives supply through the Kano 132kv Tines 1 and 11.
The new Jalingo works Centre in Jalingo Taraba State on the other hand receives supply through the rot Sub-region transmission substation of 132kv level.
The new work Centre is made up of four (4) substations including the 2,30/40mvA 132/33kv substation Jalingo 2x60MVA 132/33kv substations in Wukari and Takum and the 2×7.5MVA 132/33kv substation in Kashimbila. with a total installed capacity of 335mvA transformer capacity.
TCN assured that it would continue to work assiduously to rehabilitate and expand the nation’s transmission network to ensure a more efficient and effective transmission of bulk electricity to distribution load centres nationwide.
