The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it would start the final stage of construction of its new Kaduna-Jos 330 Kilo Volts (kV) double circuit transmission line to 1,500 Mega Watts (MW). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
TCN says construction of the transmission line is with the erection of eight triple-circuit towers at the intersection point of the new double circuit and existing single circuit 330kV transmission lines, to enable the stringing of the three 330kV lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN\u2019s General Manager, Public Affairs, said his in a statement in Abuja on Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mbah said that with this construction, the line would be upgraded from 500 megawatts (MW) energy wheeling capacity to 1500MW, which would be 200 per cent capacity increase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mbah said that the reconstruction work would be completed within eight days, from Dec. 8 to Dec. 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConsequently, there will be power outage on the 132kV Zaria- Kaduna transmission line, 33kV Turunku and part of the 33kV Jaji feeder, from 8 am to 5 pm daily for the eight days indicated to ensure a safe working environment for the execution of the reconstruction work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn completion, the new 330KV double circuit transmission lines will increase the total capacity of the Kaduna-Jos line from 500MW to 1500MW,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mbah said that TCN has made arrangements to continue to supply bulk electricity to Jos Distribution load centres in Jos, through the Makurdi 330kV lines 1 and 2, to minimise the effect of the capacity upgrade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said that TCN also assured that the project would be completed on the Dec. 15 as scheduled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe decision to reconstruct and upgrade the Kaduna -Jos SC transmission line was due to the fact that the line is overloaded and can no longer cope with the load profile in that axis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe completion of the new 330kV Kaduna- Jos DC transmission lines will resolve the present and anticipated increase in load demand on the line route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTCN use of multi-circuit towers in some locations will prevent the demolition of properties in heavily built-up areas and still achieve increased bulk transmission capacity along that line route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will therefore dismantle and reconstruct eight (8) no existing single circuit towers into special triple-circuit towers,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mbah said that TCN regret any inconvenience the load shedding might cause electricity customers affected by the reconstruction works on the line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to her, the company note that the increase in capacity to 1500MW will positively impact voltage stability on the axis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said that the bulk power transmission would be restored immediately after completion of the reconstruction work. <\/p>\n\n\n
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it would start the final stage of construction of its new Kaduna-Jos 330 Kilo Volts (kV) double circuit transmission line to 1,500 Mega Watts (MW). TCN says construction of the transmission line is with the erection of eight triple-circuit towers at the intersection point of the new double […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[461],"tags":[390],"class_list":["post-38750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology-ict","tag-tcn","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n