The Akangba Transmission Sub-Region in Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos state, will soon be wheeling1000MW to Eko Discos franchise to increase power supply.
The substation, which is one of the oldest transmission sub-stations in the country, was commissioned in 1968 with 4 x 90MVA transformers.
The Assistant General Manager of the sub-region, Engr. Anthony Dim, who disclosed this during the presentation of the sub-region to Journalists and staff of the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing recently in Lagos, added that the station would soon also increase its wheeling capacity from 660MW to 1000MW.
He further disclosed that rehabilitation and turn around maintenance of the station have increased flexibility in the operation of the sub-region as equipment can easily be taken in and out for regular maintenance.
Dim also said that a lot has been achieved in the sub-region as it presently has transformers of 4 x90MVA, 2 x 180MVA and 1 x 300MVA capacities.
He gave the assurance that once the 300MVA Transformer is installed, the sub-region would achieve the target of 1000MW wheeling capacity, which would increase power supply to Eko DisCo’s franchise areas.
A statement issued by the Acting Director of Press in the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mrs Etore E. Thomas, stated that the team was at the Ikeja West Transmission Sub-Region, Ipaja Ayobo.
The statement quoted the Assistant General Manager at the station, Engr. Akintola Mojeed, as disclosing that the region supplies power to Ikeja, Ibadan and Eko DisCos as well as transmits over 300MW to Benin Republic, under bi-lateral agreement between Nigeria and Benin Republic.
Akintola further revealed that due to ongoing rehabilitation works at the Region, couple with replacement of the state of the art equipment like Isolators, Control Panels, and installation of 300MVA transformers, the sub-region was able to increase its wheeling capacity from 750MW to 1050MW.