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Breaking News: Again, TCN delivers in Kano, commissions four new Electricity Projects in Dan Agundi, Walalambe, Dakata and Kumbotso

  The ancient city of Kano is agog as the Federal Government made good its promise to commission new Power Transformers and reinforce existing substations in Dan Agundi, Walalambe, Kombotso, and Dakata.

Stories by Clement Ebaku, Williams Smith Bassey in Kano and Abuja

A strong message was sent out last week, Thursday, October 22, from the bustling ancient city of Kano, to the general electorate about the unwavering determination of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration to crush the endemic issue of epileptic power supply in Nigeria by grabbing the bull by the horns, rather than shying away as was the case in the past. The administration, through its foremost active government agency, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, ensured that the nation's largest commercial nerve center received a significant boost in electricity supply by commissioning a string of powerful transformers in Dakata, Kombotso, Walalambe and Dan Agundi.

An ecstatic Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz declared during the commissioning that this was clear evidence of the Federal Government delivering on its firm commitment and mandate in the renewed hope agenda. “These projects reflect the value of collaboration in delivering  critical infrastructure to Nigerians and raise the economic value to appreciable levels”, he stated in Dan Agundi

Across the wide swath of the commercial center,  Kano will henceforth experience a surge of increased electricity supply as the commissioning opened more vistas of life into the commercial hub of the North,  once reeling under the throes of overloaded transmission.

Now, Dan Agundi, whose generating capacity was reduced to just 60MVA due to a previous fire incident, can now boast of a sterling 1 x 100MVA, 132/33KV Power Transformer. Dan Agundi is home to the oligarchic Emirs Palace and the adjoining communities.

The project, executed by the China Energy Engineering Group, Jiangsu Power Design Institute (JSPDI), and funded by the World Bank and now implemented by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) was completed in June 2026. “We are guided by the principle of ensuring that such investments translate into tangible benefits for electricity consumers”, declared Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, the managing director of the government-owned company.

 Dakata was not left out; there, the hope of the residents to experience democratic dividends suddenly became a reality with the commissioning of the 1 x 100MVA, 132/33KV Power Transformers, all thanks to the astute and spartan application of scarce resources and limited funding by TCN.  Now, businesses and industries around the commercial complex will heave a sigh of relief. Said a resident who preferred to remain anonymous, “Government is no rocket science; when you promise something, you deliver, period!”, he declared.

The resident commended the TCN for remaining focused and not distracted. “If all other government agencies do the same, definitely, there would be serious improvement”, he noted.

In Walalambe and Kombotso, the existing substations were successfully reinforced by additions of 2 x40 MVA, 132/33KV. Remarkably, this significant development was done to ease the load in Dakata and Dan Agundi, which serve as the major arteries of the Kano metropolis. Consequently, for the Takorawa industrial area, Eastern Bypass, Maiduguri and   Hadejia roads, including the adjoining communities, it is now a bonanza.

The project in Kumbotso involved the replacement of an existing 150MVA, 330/132KV transformer, which marks a sharp confirmation of the Federal Government's desire to inject new lease of life into the major manufacturing concern of the nation. The upgrades increased the substation transformation capacity from 600MVA to a whopping 750MVA, representing a significant 25% increase!

The commissioning blitz was spearheaded by Mr Joseph Tegbe, the Honorable Minister of Power, under the watchful eyes and presence of dignitaries in the state, including officials from the World Bank, Kano Electricity Generating Company, as well as Kano State government officials.

Next in line are tens of other powerful transformers already completed but awaiting commissioning across the country. This underlines the determination of the leadership of TCN to build on the standards already set by the current management and allow undisputed results to deliver the message to incredulous  Nigerians.

 

 

 

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