The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has raised the Asaba 330mw Power line to 600mw by reconnecting it to the Benin transmission line. The spokesman of TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah made the disclosure on Thursday in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja. According to her, the line which is the second transmission route in the area was energized on November 3, 2017 but was completed since October 22, 2016.
The statement read in part;
“The commissioning into service of the new transmission line, brings to three, the number of 330kV transmission lines from Onitsha axis to Benin in Edo state.
“These three lines have the capacity to carry 600mw each and with the new line, the total capability of the 330kV transmission lines on Benin axis has increased from 1200mw to 1800mw,”
According to Dailytrust, Mbah further explained that the move by TCN would also provide alternate route for power flow from Benin to Onitsha and assists in ensuring system stability, flexibility and redundancy on the line route. This means that TCN can transmit more power on this route and that fault or tripping of one of the lines would not affect power transmission in the area.
Meanwhile, TCN has assured that it would continue to make huge investment in the sector to improve power supply across the country. She hinted that TCN was currently completing several transmission lines, building new substations and providing transformers to consumers across the country.
