NEWS: DELTA RECEIVES ENERGY BOOST. .... As TCN Energizes New 150MVA Interbus Transformer In Delta IV Substation Ughelli

"The commissioning into service of the new 150MVA power transformer has restored the capacity of the substation by 132MW." Ndidi Mbah.

"Consequently, TCN is now able to evacuate/wheel more power for Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to offtake from the substation for onward delivery to electricity consumers in Ughelli, Warri, and its environs." 

Residents of Delta state, especially those under the Ughelli Transmission station are soon to receive a boost in the energy supply Warri, Ughelli and other notable towns supplied power from the Delta IV Transmission Substation located in Ughelli, Delta State.

This much was revealed in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, by the General Manager, Press and Public Affairs Unit of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Ndidi Mbah (Mrs) today.

According to the statement, "The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that it has successfully installed and energized a new 150MVA 330/132/33kV Interbus Transformer (IBTR) at Delta IV Transmission Substation, Ughelli, Delta State at about 13:09Hrs on Sunday 16th October, 2022 and loaded at 15:19Hrs on Monday, 17th October 2022.

With this new development, "The commissioning into service of the new 150MVA power transformer has restored the capacity of the substation by 132MW.  

"Consequently, TCN is now able to evacuate/wheel more power for Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to offtake from the substation for onward delivery to electricity consumers in Ughelli, Warri, and its environs." Mbah stated.

The GM Public Affairs further disclosed that, "the installation of the new 150MVA Interbus Transformer has restored flexibility to the substation by enabling TCN to evacuate power from Transcorp Power Limited at both at 330kV and 132kV voltage levels. This means an increase in bulk power transmitted through the substation and improved grid stability.   

"TCN assures Nigerians of her avowed commitment to enhancing bulk power delivery and grid reliability and pledges that it would continue to execute projects geared towards entrenching a robust transmission grid as catalogued in its Nigerian Electricity Grid Maintenance Expansion and Rehabilitation Programme (NEGMERP). The statement concluded. 

Ndidi Mbah

GM (Public Affairs)

18/10/2022