By Olawale Lamina
The Transmission Company of Nigeria ,TCN, has successfully restored normal bulk electricity supply to the Northeast region after completing the connection of the new Bauchi 330/132kV Transmission Substation to the national grid, through the 330kV and 132kV Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Transmission Lines.
The lines were initially switched off to enable TCN energize the new Bauchi Substation (to the grid).
According to the TCN, it is one of the biggest substations in the region.
The transmission lines have now been reconnected back to the grid days after. Consequently, supply to the northeast has been restored since the 19th of June at about 16:45 hours.
The TCN statement informed that, with the project completed, bulk power transmission had been restored to Jos and Yola Electricity Distribution Companies, which supply electricity to customers in Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Damaturu, Adamawa, and Taraba states.
The Transmission Company noted that the connection of the new substation to the national grid had helped improve power reliability, diversified transmission routes, and at the same time improved emergency response capabilities in the North Eastern region.
‘We appreciate the patience and support of affected customers during the outage period,” a statement by the General Manager, Public Affairs TCN, Ndidi Mbah acknowledged.
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