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By Constance Athekame
Abuja,Jan.28,2026(NAN)The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Enugu Region says it has inaugurated a new 75 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA), 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV) power transformer at its Mile 50, Abakaliki Transmission Substation in Ebonyi.
Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
Mbah said that the transformer project was part of the ongoing TCN-World Bank power projects aimed at further enhancing power supply in Nigeria.
According to her, the inauguration had boosted the substation’s capacity to 135MVA, enhancing its wheeling capacity and enabling more bulk power supply to Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to Ebonyi State and parts of Cross River State.
The General Manager, Transmission, Enugu Region. Mr Thomas Inugonum, said that TCN had approved the procurement of a new 60MVA power transformer to replace a decommissioned leaking unit.
He said this would add 48 Megawatts to the substation’s capacity upon completion.(NAN)(
