By Onu Okorie

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commissioned a new 100MVA, 132/33kV power transformer at its Alausa Transmission Substation in Lagos, increasing the facility’s total capacity from 135MVA to 205MVA.
The upgrade, according to TCN Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, is expected to strengthen electricity supply to Alausa and surrounding communities while improving the transmission company’s capacity to deliver bulk power to distribution load centres.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Alausa on Tuesday, Abdulaziz said the newly installed transformer replaces the substation’s existing 30MVA, 132/33kV transformer, providing an additional 70MVA capacity.
He said the project was part of ongoing efforts by TCN to strengthen and expand Nigeria’s transmission infrastructure in line with the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“Your presence here is a strong affirmation of our collective resolve to secure a stable, reliable and prosperous power future for Nigeria,” Abdulaziz told guests at the event.
The project was executed by Shanghai Electric Ltd under a World Bank-funded initiative that commenced in January 2021.
According to the TCN chief executive, the project faced implementation challenges but was eventually delivered through the company’s sustained commitment to critical power infrastructure development.
Upon energisation, the transformer is expected to provide more stable and reliable electricity to at least 70,000 residents in Alausa and its environs through the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company.
Abdulaziz said the benefits of the project would extend beyond the immediate communities, noting that the increased capacity would enable TCN to wheel more bulk electricity to distribution load centres.
“This upgrade meaningfully increases the quantum of bulk power that TCN can wheel to distribution load centres nationwide,” he said, adding that it would reinforce grid stability and facilitate the delivery of more electricity to consumers within distribution companies’ franchise areas.
He described the commissioning as another demonstration of TCN’s commitment to developing and sustaining a robust transmission network capable of supporting Nigeria’s growing electricity requirements.
The TCN managing director also linked the project to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and acknowledged the role of the Minister of Power in driving reforms and infrastructure development in the sector.