The federal government has increased the national grid’s wheeling capacity to 4800MW with the addition of 625MW of power.<\/p>\n
According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Strategic Communications to the Minister of Power, Bolaji Tunji, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced this during the inauguration of a 63MVA mobile substation in Ajah, Lagos, and a 60MVA power transformer in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.<\/p>\n
The minister stated that this project aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to transform the power sector and achieve reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure for a better Nigeria.<\/p>\n
The mobile substation is a strategic deployment aimed at alleviating transmission capacity constraints by over 1300MV across the country.<\/p>\n
He said the mobile substations equally \u201cstands as a beacon of hope for businesses, household reliant on uninterrupted power supply, stopgap measure during maintenance and emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister also announced the remote inauguration of a 60MVA power transformer at Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi .<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether, these equipment will boost our transmission wheeling capacity by 123mw, thereby paving the way for enhanced electricity supply for all Nigerians.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge all Nigerians to safeguard these vital installations against acts of vandalism and sabotage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also called on the management of the Power Company and all stakeholders in the power sector to work with determination to ensure that the timelines set for projects delivery were achieved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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