Electricity supply in the Sokoto State and its environs in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is expected to improve in the coming days.
This is because the country’s power transmission company, TCN, has completed the reconductoring of its new 130 kilometres 132kV double circuit Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi transmission line.
This would transmit about 170MW, which is more than double the 70MW capacity previously transmitted by the decommissioned old 132kV transmission line.
The new 132kV transmission line has solved the low voltage and attendant poor power situation that used to be prevalent in the Sokoto axis, as TCN is now enabled to substantially transmit increased bulk power electricity to Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company’s distribution load centers in Sokoto State and environs.
This also means that Kaduna DisCo would equally be able to deliver more stable and quality power to its customers in that axis.
Prior to the reconductoring of the line, the Sokoto–Birnin Kebbi 132kV transmission line, was overloaded due to increased demand, arising from massive increase in human population and attendant socio-economic activities in the area.
The new line has solved the problem of overloading/ suppressed load and has ample capacity for anticipated load increase.
The project, which commenced in November, last year, was carried out in phases in order to ameliorate the effect of scheduled outages on electricity consumers during the period.
Some areas did not experience outage through the period as they were backfed through another line.
“We are sincerely grateful to the government and good people of Sokoto State and Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company for their patience and cooperation during the period of the transmission line reconductoring,” the company said in a statement issued by Ndidi Mbah, General Manager in charge of Public Affairs.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com