The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Bauchi Region, has appealed to the Bauchi State Government to expedite the allocation of land for two proposed transmission substations in Alkaleri and Toro Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The projects are expected to expand transmission capacity and improve bulk power supply across the state.
The Acting General Manager (Transmission), Bauchi Region, Engineer Muhammed Bello Ahmed, made the appeal during a visit to the State Ministry of Land and Survey, emphasising the need for timely land allocation to facilitate project implementation.
Ahmed commended the state government for engaging host communities on the proposed projects and protecting critical transmission infrastructure through the enforcement of Right-of-Way (RoW) regulations, particularly the removal of illegal structures beneath high-voltage transmission lines.
Responding, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Shuaibu Alhaji Mohammed, assured TCN of the state government’s support for the substation projects. He also restated the Ministry’s commitment to facilitating the land allocation process and pledged to strengthen security around critical transmission facilities.
In another development, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin Sub-Region, has taken delivery of a truckload of equipment spares and maintenance materials from the TCN Project Monitoring Unit (PMU), Abuja.
The consignment, which comprised 330kV and 132kV tripping coils, rapid pressure relays, current transformer (CT) ratio clamps, gantry structures and porcelain insulators, has been offloaded and secured in the sub-region’s store, ready for deployment as required.
According to TCN, the delivery will strengthen the sub-region’s capacity to carry out routine and emergency maintenance promptly, thereby reducing downtime and improving the reliability of the transmission network. It is also expected to support more efficient delivery of bulk power to the load centres of distribution companies serviced by the region.
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