…New switch gears, panels and breakers to be installed
The Management of Kaduna Electric has announced ongoing rehabilitation and installation of new equipment at the 3×15 MVA Kofar Doka Injection Sub-Station to guarantee reliability and safety in Zaria and environs.
Rehabilitation of the 20-year Kofar Doka Injection Sub-Station was prioritized following the unfortunate accident of December 2022 as a result of obsolescence and equipment failure and Management determination to undertake an upgrade of equipment and civil works as to forestall a re-occurrence while modernising the Injection sub-station.
Upon completion, the rehabilitation of the Injection sub-station will bring improvement in stability and reliability of supply on Zaria City, Wusasa, Teaching Hospital, Kofar Kibo and Gaskiya 11KV feeder.
Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya said the exercise is in line with the Company’s resolve to revamp and modernise some of the obsolete infrastructure in its network.
“As part of our network transformation and infrastructure revamp and modernization, we are embarking on rehabilitation of a number of critical injection sub-stations and installation of new equipment across our franchise; the Kofar Doka Injection sub-station rehabilitation is the first of these infrastructure revamp projects”, he said.
He further revealed that besides rehabilitation of the control room, all the breakers and other protective equipment of the five outgoing 11KV feeders in the Injection sub-station shall be replaced with new ones.