The Federal Government has inaugurated eight power transformer projects across Lagos State, adding 780MVA to the transmission network and boosting the capacity to deliver electricity to homes, businesses and industries across the state.

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The projects, inaugurated on Monday and Tuesday, comprise two 60MVA transformers at the Apapa Transmission Substation, two 100MVA transformers at Ijora, a 100MVA transformer at Alausa, and a 300MVA transformer and two 60MVA transformers at the Lekki Transmission Substation.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday, the projects added 540MVA of transformation capacity at the 132kV level, with the ability to wheel 432MW, and another 300MVA at the 330kV level, capable of transmitting an additional 240MW across the Lagos transmission network.

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, who inaugurated the projects, said the interventions were part of the Federal Government’s efforts to remove electricity constraints and unlock economic growth in key areas.

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Speaking at the inauguration, Tegbe said the projects represented more than the installation of new equipment.

“They represent targeted investments in capacity, capacity for businesses to grow, capacity for industries to produce, and capacity for communities to prosper,” he stated.

At Lekki, the minister said the intervention had effectively doubled the capacity of the 330/132/33kV transmission substation, which serves one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing economic corridors.

The upgrade increased transformer capacity at the 330/132kV level from 300MVA to 600MVA, equivalent to about 480MW, while capacity at the 132/33kV level rose from 120MVA to 240MVA, equivalent to about 192MW.

“Today, we are commissioning capacity, capacity for businesses to grow; capacity for industries to produce; capacity for communities to prosper; and capacity for one of the fastest-growing economic corridors in our country to continue to expand without electricity infrastructure becoming a brake on its progress,” Tegbe said.

He said Lekki had become one of Nigeria’s major growth corridors, driven by sustained residential, commercial and industrial expansion.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria