NINE TCN TOWERS COLLAPSE DUE TO THE ACTIVITIES OF VANDALS
TCN hereby states that nine towers, from Tower 56 to Tower 65
along the Papalanto/Abeokuta 132kV transmission line has collapsed due to the activities of vandals.
The towers located in the Obafemi Owode area of Ogun
State were all massively vandalized, leading to their collapse.
According to General Manager (T) Lagos Region, Engr. Mojeed Akintola, the towers collapse, was discovered yesterday after a tripping was recorded, and a team was dispatched to trace the fault, leading to the
discovery of the collapsed towers.
As a result, Abeokuta and its environs are presently out of power supply even as efforts are ongoing to supply bulk electricity through an alternate line, to enable Ibadan DisCo to distribute electricity to its customers whose supply is
affected by the incident.
The GM condemned the activities of vandals, stating that their nefarious acts negatively impact the gird expansion efforts of the company. Also, resources that would have been used to further improve the grid infrastructure in Ogun State would now be
used to replace the vandalized towers.
TCN is again appealing to host communities to work with her to protect our common national assets.
TCN LAGOS REGION TAKES DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 300MVA POWER TRANSFORMER . . . Boosts Transmission Capacity
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) took delivery of a brand new 300MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer at its Lekki 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation on
April 30, 2023, the latest addition of new transformers delivered to the substation. Earlier, the substation received two brand new 60/75MVA power transformers in February and three heavy-duty truckloads of transformer components in January, 2023, among others.
TCN Management through its Lagos Region has continued to ensure prompt execution of transmission projects within the Region. This entails the upgrade or total overhaul of its equipment where needed to achieve a more effective and efficient bulk transmission of electricity to the
TCN'S WHEELING CAPACITY AND TRANSMITTING PEAK GENERATION
TCN's wheeling capacity as simulated by its System Planning Department is 8,100MW and since the simulation was carried out, TCN has continued to expand the nation's grid by rehabilitating and upgrading brown field/existing
projects and building new/green field projects.
The projects are in various TCN's old or new Substations nationwide, from the North to the South, to the East and West. The projects - substations, lines and systems operations projects are numerous and on ground nationwide.
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Several are already in circuit while others are ongoing.
TCN's capacity & capability to transport bulk power is presently above the current bulk power generated into the grid and quantum power being taken by the DisCos.
TCN's capability to efficiently transmit the quantum of
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TCN COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF BRAND NEW TOWER AT KATAMPE
…Restores Bulk Supply Through its Central Area Gas Insulated Substation on Thursday, 5th January, 2023 at about 09:48 pm. The tower construction work and stringing of the Katampe-Central Area lines 1&2 were carried out
by TCN’s contractors in conjunction with TCN Engineering and Lines Crew.
Presently, the Katampe-Central Area Double Circuit transmission lines are supplying bulk electricity to TCN’s 3x60MVA Central Area Substation and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has
equally started off-taking power from the substation to its customers in Abuja Metropolis.
Recall that on the 7th of December, 2022, TCN’s tower No. 20 at Katampe, was brought down by a truck carrying chippings, causing restricted outage in some areas within the Abuja