KEY POINTS
- FG adds about 360MW transmission capacity across four Lagos substations.
- Ijora, Apapa Road, Alausa and Lekki facilities received major transformer upgrades.
- Projects are expected to improve power supply to homes, businesses and industries across Lagos.
The Federal Government has commissioned major upgrades at four electricity transmission substations in Lagos, adding about 360 megawatts (MW) of transmission capacity to the state’s power network.
The intervention, carried out by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), is aimed at easing longstanding transmission bottlenecks, improving bulk electricity delivery and strengthening power supply to homes, businesses and industries across Lagos.
The upgraded facilities are located at Ijora, Apapa Road, Alausa and Lekki and are expected to significantly improve electricity delivery within the networks served by Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies.
Speaking at the commissioning of the projects, Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said the upgrades were necessary because many of the existing transmission facilities had been in service for more than 25 years.
He explained that the installation of new power transformers would increase the country’s wheeling capacity and enable more electricity to reach end-users.
According to him, the projects are part of ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to remove constraints within the transmission network and improve the reliability of electricity supply.
The minister said the upgraded substations would provide additional capacity to accommodate growing electricity demand from Lagos’ rapidly expanding residential, commercial and industrial communities.
Ijora Substation Gets 112MW Increase
At the Ijora transmission substation, two new 100MVA transformers were installed as part of the upgrade.
The intervention increased the substation’s installed capacity from 90MVA to 230MVA, translating to an additional transmission capacity of about 112MW.
The increased capacity is expected to strengthen electricity delivery to consumers connected to the surrounding network and reduce pressure on existing transmission infrastructure.
The Apapa Road substation also received a major upgrade, including two new 60MVA transformers and modern gas-insulated switchgear.
The project increased the substation’s capacity from 60MVA to 180MVA, providing an additional 96MW.
The development is particularly significant given the importance of the Apapa axis as a major commercial and industrial corridor, where reliable electricity is critical to businesses and other economic activities.
At the Alausa substation, an existing 30MVA transformer was replaced with a larger 100MVA transformer.
The upgrade increased total transformation capacity from 135MVA to 205MVA and added approximately 56MW to the network.
The additional capacity has also raised electricity allocation to Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company to 80MW.
The Federal Government said the Alausa intervention alone could provide electricity to about 70,000 households, representing an estimated 180,000 people.
