Nigeria’s Ministry of Power says new transmission work in Kano State is intended to lift wheeling capacity by 544 megawatts and ease constraints that have limited local supply.
In its Thursday, Oct. 22, statement, the ministry said the projects were completed with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Kano State Government. Reportcircle separately reported a Walalambe commissioning on Oct. 21; the accounts do not establish whether that was a separate event.
Walalambe now has a new substation with two 40 MVA transformers. The ministry listed 300 MVA at Kumbotso’s 330-kilovolt level, along with a 100 MVA transformer there. It also reported an additional 100 MVA transformer at each of Dakata and Dan-Agundi, at the 132-kilovolt level.
The ministry said the work is intended to ease strain on overloaded substations and connect demand the network has not been able to serve. Six feeder lines from Walalambe are planned to supply the Tokarawa Industrial Area, Eastern Bypass, Maiduguri Road, Hadejia Road and nearby communities. The ministry identified industrial, commercial and residential users as intended beneficiaries.
According to the ministry, Lee Group has reconnected to the grid after more than 30 years off-grid. It also said work at Dan-Agundi restored capacity after fire damage, allowing the site to serve Kano’s ancient town, the Emir’s Palace and surrounding communities.
TCN’s May 8, 2022, Kano project update had already described the Kumbotso transformers, a 100 MVA unit installed at Dakata, another received at Dan-Agundi, and construction at Walalambe. That earlier record traces the projects’ history but does not document the 2026 commissioning.
The ministry states the added capacity in megawatts, while its equipment schedule uses MVA ratings, and provides no conversion basis. It also gives no data on how much electricity customers received after the projects opened.
