TCN Journal 2021 June Edition

Issue no.
29 June 2021
TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA

600million Sub-Saharan Africans
are without Electricity
- Minister of Power
House Committee on Public Accounts

Inspects Yandev Substation
ElectricityBegets Enhancing Grid Performance

Through SCADA
Development
TogetherLet’s move the

POWER SECTOR
F O R W A R D
Issue no. 29 June 2021
pag e 4 T R A N S M I S S I O N C O M PA N Y O F N I G E R I A
CONTENTS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
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05 600 Million Sub-saharan 18 Enhancing grid performance

31 TCN Congratulates NAPTIN
Africans are without electricity through SCADA application DG as Fellow, Chartered
- Minister of Power
European American Institute of Personnel
22 Management
University Confers
10 West African Power Pool Honorary Doctorate
Holds Its 49th Executive Degree on TCN Ag. MD/CEO
Board Meeting 43 Public Affairs Division
holds national workshop
23 Power: Oyo State Governor
12 House Of Reps Committee appeals for more 330kv
On Public Accounts transmission substations
Inspects Yandev Substation in the state
Transmission: TCN is working 24 TCN Sensitises Anambra

13 towards expanding the Nation’s State Government On
grid-Ag. MD/CEO Right Of Way Issues
Nigeria Seeks Robust
Improved grid capacity 28 Investment In Electricity
16
attributed to NEGMERP
-TCN MD/CEO
Interconnection Among
Ecowas Member States 22
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EDITORS NOTE
A
s the year gradually moves past the second as well as patrol. Also, the problem of vandalism
half into the third, TCN has continued to work continues to negatively impact the company's
vigorously at delivering more projects and facilities, especially in very difficult terrains.
connecting them to the national grid, in line with its
mission of transmitting electricity most efficiently and As TCN continues to pursue grid expansion, it is
effectively. The projects include the Ugwuaji-Apir equally carving out new operational and
330kV double circuit lines transposition, laying of administrative areas to improve efficiency, with the
armored cables, restringing detached conductor on latest creation of Kano Region carved out from the old
Benin/Egbin 330kV line, replacement of vandalized Kaduna Region. This is aimed at reducing downtime
tower parts, transformer rehabilitation, installation and and bringing transmission services closer to TCN's
commissioning, among others. customers.
With the ongoing implementation of the WAPP Kudos to the Minister of State, Power; Engr. Dr. Jedy
interconnection projects, the Minister of Power Engr. Agba, OFR, and the Ag. MD/CEO of TCN, Engr Dr.. Sule
Sale Mamman recently hosted his colleagues from the A. Abdulaziz who were recently conferred with
four countries that would benefit from the execution Honorary Doctorate Degrees in recognition of their
of the WAPP North Core transmission project contribution in the power sector.
including Nigeria, Niger, Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso.
This five Joint Ministerial Meeting on the North Core TCN generally performed well within the second
project was quite successful and marked the quarter of the year even though it recorded one
commitment of the participating countries to the system collapse; the company efficiently transmitted
speedy actualization of the North Core Project. all generation through the transmission grid to
distribution load centers nationwide.
This edition of Transmission News x-rays several
issues, including the Right of Way for transmission
projects and the flagrant abuse of this important
aspect of safety, despite repeated warnings and
ongoing campaigns on the inherent grave dangers to
lives and property. Right of Way encroachment has Ndidi Mbah
also been a continuous challenge to TCN, especially GM (Public Affairs)
during lines and towers installation and maintenance,
ies
WAPP June 2021 / ISSUE 30
600 MILLION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICANS

ARE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
- MINISTER OF POWER
By Eric Ene Ephraim
constrains economic activity and

growth in these countries and affects
disproportionally the poorest segment
of the population of the sub-region,
which in turn has a profound impact on
health and social service delivery
particularly to vulnerable groups such
as elderly people, children and women”.
The Minister explained that within the

framework of the priority projects
under the WAPP Master Plan, the
governments of Nigeria, Niger, Togo,
Benin and Burkina-Faso through their
collaborative effort, have developed a
sub-regional interconnection project
referred to as the 330kV North Core
Regional Interconnection Project. This,
he said, was considered as one of the
priority projects in the infrastructure
program of the WAPP aimed at
facilitating efficient energy trade in the
sub-region, among other benefits.
Middle, Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman
Engr. Mamman who confirmed that the
A
project has already been assented to by
rising from the need to provide the ECOWAS Heads of State and
reliable and affordable Government in their approval in
electricity in West Africa,
“the WAPP-North Core
December 2018 of the ECOWAS
M i n i s t e r s o f Regional Interconnector is Master Plan for Development of
Power/ Energy from five ECOWAS seen as a game changer Regional Generation and Transmission
countries met to discuss the execution Infrastructure 2019-2033, said the
of the WAPP North Core that could shape the
launch of the project in 2019 could not
Project that would connect Nigeria – energy landscape of the have come at a better time, as it was
Niger – Togo - Benin and Burkina Faso. sub-region through one of the key envisaged solutions for
effective and efficient coping with the large electricity
The Ministers from the five countries supply-demand imbalance within the
met recently at the 4-day grand power trade ECOWAS region.
session of the inaugural Joint Ministerial
Steering Committee (JMSC) meeting of disclosed that about two-third of the In his words, “the WAPP-North Core
the West African Power Pool (WAPP) people in sub-Saharan Africa, Regional Interconnector is seen as a
on the North Core Interconnection approximately 600 million people, are game changer that could shape the
Project which commenced on without access to electricity in spite of energy landscape of the sub-region
Thursday, 10th June 2021, in Abuja. abundant natural resources. through effective and efficient power
trade, even as the World Bank estimates
In his address at the meeting, Nigeria's According to him, “the lack of reliable that power trade within the West
Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman and affordable electricity significantly African Power Pool could lead to cost
R-L, ECOWAS Commissioner for Energy and Mines, Mr Sediko Douka, WAPP Executive Board Chairman and Ag. MD/CEO TCN,
Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, and Director CEB
savings of U$58.0 billion per year, Mr Sediko Douka, expressed other WAPP interconnection projects
enabling WAPP-covered countries to appreciation to the Nigerian such as the 1,700km Senegal, Gambia,
benefit from more cost effective hydro government and TCN for hosting the Guinea and Guinea Bissau and 1,300km
or gas-based imports'. Project Implementation Unit (PMU) in Cote d'lvoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Abuja. Guinea transmission lines that would
The Minister further explained that the help to increase access to electricity in
project will involve the construction of West Africa.
875km of 330 kV and 24km 225kV
transmission lines from Nigeria to Speaking also at the occasion, the
Burkina Faso, through Niger and Benin ...This project will allow Secretary General of WAPP, Mr. Siengui
with associated substations. He Apollinaire Ki, said the project was
mentioned that the project will also
initial energy exchange being implemented according to the
include the electrification of rural of 430 megawatts (MW) new model of institutional framework
communities located within a 5 km for implementation developed by
radius on both sides of the line, and the which could reach WAPP and the countries concerned
implementation of several 600MW in five to ten and that the project is scheduled to be
environmental and social mitigation commissioned by the second half of
measures such as the execution of years after its launch... 2023.
Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) to
provide compensation for persons and According to him, connecting the five According to him, “The completion of
communities affected by the project. countries by a 330kV high voltage the project would undoubtedly bring to
transmission line would facilitate reality ECOWAS's dream of embedding
Engr. Mamman however noted that electricity trade, technical assistance national electricity networks in a
this large – scale project being financed and trade agreements in the sub- unified regional electricity market with
by the African Development Bank region. “This project will allow initial a view to ensuring, in the medium and
(AfDB), Agence Française de energy exchange of 430 megawatts long term, a regular, reliable, and
Développement (AFD), the World Bank (MW) which could reach 600MW in competitive cost for the supply of
(WB) and the Federal Government of five to ten years after its launch, and electricity to the populations of the
Nigeria, will on completion be handed could boost trade exchange which is at Member States”.
over to the utility companies of the five percent now among the 14
participating countries for operation interconnected countries of ECOWAS”, Heads of Utilities Meeting
and maintenance of the entire he said. Earlier, at the Meeting of Heads of
infrastructure. Utilities of countries within the North
Mr Douka urged the participants to Core project, the Minister of Power,
On his part, the ECOWAS work towards realising the dream Engr. Sale Mamman, urged all member
Commissioner for Energy and Mines, project which would complement two countries of WAPP to continue to
support the initiative in view of its will get maximum benefit. He affirmed
critical importance to the achievement that Nigeria is committed to the project Experts Meeting
of the West African Power Pool in line with Presidential Power Initiative At the WAPP experts meeting with
(WAPP) Interconnection Project. He towards developing a robust power development partners, member utilities
noted that the expected impact of the sector capacity. from the various countries made
project on the member states when presentations on power offtake by
completed, will include reduction in the their respective countries as part of the
cost of electricity, export of electricity requirement for the North Core Project
from Nigeria to the four countries, ...Expectedly, for Nigeria, the implementation.
growth in economic activities through
WAPP North Core project
improved electricity availability and The meeting also enabled the review of
affordability. would encourage greater the commercial framework of the
output from the generation project to ensure that all utilities, market
He said, “with abundant gas resources in participants, and countries will get
Nigeria and the efforts of the Federal
companies, building of new maximum benefit from the project
Government of Nigeria to strengthen generators specifically for when completed.
the power sector, Nigeria has the WAPP...
potential to generate and export low- Expectedly, for Nigeria, the WAPP
cost electricity to the sub-region with North Core project would encourage
the adoption of competitive The WAPP North Core Project involves greater output from the generation
procurement of power within the the construction of 880 Km and 330 companies, building of new generators
commercial framework of the North kV transmission lines from Birnin Kebbi specifically for WAPP, encourage
Core Project”. to Ouagadougou via Zabori and trans-border electricity market across
Niamey and from Zabori to Malanville the West African Sub-Region and
The WAPP Executive Board Chairman respectively, with five (5) associated contribute to actualizing the WAPP
and Acting Managing Director of TCN, processing stations to enable mandate.
Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, said that electricity exchange between Nigeria,
the Heads of Utilities Meeting would Togo, Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso. WAPP is currently carrying out various
enable members review the project to The cost of the project is put at USD priority transmission projects in line
ensure that the participating countries 568.16 million and will be completed in with its Master Plan of 2019 to 2033.
the first quarter of 2023.
Ministers of Power, ECOWAS Commissioner and Heads of power utilities from five ECOWAS countries
Quotes
Eyes are
Useless
when the
mind is blind
-Anonymous
MINISTRY OF POWER June 2021 / ISSUE 30
PERMANENT SECRETARY
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER
William Nwankwo Alo
M
r. William Nwankwo Alo was Commerce, Industry and Mineral Prior to his present appointment as the
recently appointed the Development, Ministry of Lands, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Permanent Secretary, Federal Survey and Housing, and Ministry of Power, he earlier served as Permanent
Ministry of Power by the Federal Education. Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties,
Government. He is a seasoned Public (Office of the Secretary to the
Administrator with several years of In 2013, Mr. William Alo transferred his Government of the Federation), Federal
experience in private and public service service from the Ebonyi State Ministry of Labour & Employment, and
at the Federal and State levels. Government to the Federal Ministry of Special Duties & Inter-
Government of Nigeria, and he was Governmental Affairs.
Mr. William Nwankwo Alo began his posted to the Federal Ministry of
career in Public Service with Enugu Interior. In December 2015, the He holds a Ph.D. in Peace & Conflict
State Civil Service as an Administrative President of the Federal Republic of Resolution (in view), a Bachelor of Arts
Officer. He was moved to Ebonyi State Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu (B.A Hons.) in Government/Education,
where he served in various Ministries Buhari appointed him a Federal and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public
until he rose to the rank of Chief Permanent Secretary in Economic Relations.
Administrative Officer. He was later Affairs Office, (Office of the Secretary
appointed a Permanent Secretary and to the Government of the Federation), He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute
served in the Office of the Head of and Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. of Administration and Member,
Service, Ebonyi State, Ministry of Institute of Corporate Administration.
WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL

HOLDS ITS 49TH EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEETING by Ndidi Mbah
WAPP Chairman, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz and Secretary-General, Siengui Apollinaire KI
T
he West African Power Pool yet to do so, to endeavor to pay. He
(WAPP) held its 49th Executive acknowledged that it is commonplace
Board meeting in Cotonou, the
He however noted that knowledge that the world economy
Republic of Benin on the 17th of April, there was the need for has been negatively impacted by the
2021. WAPP to build resilience at COVID 19 pandemic, with attendant
financial difficulties for all businesses. He
Declaring the meeting open, the WAPP this critical time, to enable however noted that there was the need
Chairman, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz the Pool achieve its goals. for WAPP to build resilience at this
expressed gratitude to the critical time, to enable the Pool achieve
Government and people of Benin, and in stressed the need for member utilities its goals.
particular, His Excellency, Mr. Patrice to pay their dues promptly to enable
Talon, President of the Republic of WAPP to continue to discharge its Engr. Abdulaziz expressed satisfaction
Benin, for the warm welcome the Board duties to member states. He with the reports on the implementation
members received in Cotonou and for commended member utilities that have status of WAPP priority projects which
providing office accommodation for paid their dues for the year 2021 show that the projects were
the WAPP Secretariat since 2006. despite the effects of COVID-19, and progressing despite the COVID 19
The Chairman, while welcoming equally encouraged others who were pandemic and its disruptive effect. He
members of the Board to the meeting,
Members of the WAPP Executive Board on an inspection tour to the site of the ongoing construction of ICC
assured the meeting that related The 49th Session of the Executive construction of the ICC, to inspect as
challenges such as Right of Way (RoW) Board examined several issues, well as assess the level of works on the
issues were being addressed and including reports of the Human project.
commended the Secretary General for Resources and Governance Committee
the successful negotiation with WAPP (HRGC), the study on e-learning The Executive Board consists of fifteen
Technical and Financial Partners on the strategy and the networking strategy (15) members made up of; eleven
financing of a significant number of of the regional Centers of Excellence, permanent members, three rotating
WAPP priority projects. the cost of participating in the Regional members, and one honorary member.
Electricity Market as well as guidelines The permanent members of the board
Speaking at the meeting, the for sending Operators to the WAPP are the MD/CEO of the Transmission
Secretary-General of WAPP, Siengui Information and Coordination Centre. Company of Nigeria (TCN), who is the
Apollinaire KI disclosed that within the The meeting also ratified five WAPP Chairman of the Board; Director-
first quarter of the year 2021, Niger Organizational Committees for the General of Cote d'Ivoire Energies (CI-
Republic inaugurated NIGELEC's year 2021. ENERGIES) who is the Vice-
90MW PPP-built crude oil plant, and in Chairperson; and the Secretary-
Ghana, ERERA/WAPP Joint Technical A comprehensive presentation was General.
Working Group also met to discuss the also made on the stage of
consolidation of activities of Phase 1 of implementation of three main projects Other members include the DGs of
the Regional Electricity Market and being executed by WAPP, including the Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB)
pre-Phase 2 Market Roadmap, among Cote d'Ivoire – Liberia – Sierra Leone – Togo; Electricitè de Guinèe (EDG); The
others. Guinea interconnection line (CLSG) Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCO);
project, the L'Organization pour la Mise Société Béninoise d'Energie Electrique
Mr. Apollinaire KI also gave a brief en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie (OMVG) (BEE); Société Nationale d'Electricité du
update on the implementation status of loop project, and the International Sénégal (Senelec); Société de Gestion
other WAPP priority projects including Coordination Center (ICC) project. de l'Energie de Manantali (SOGEM);
the Burkina Faso Regional Solar Park, Critical issues affecting the Société Nationale d'Electricité du
which he said was at the pre- implementation of WAPP projects as Burkina Faso (SONABEL) and Volta
qualification stage while the Mali well as the way forward were equally River Authority (VRA). The rotating
Regional Solar Park; the Gambia discussed. members are Energie du Mali EDM-SA;
Regional Solar Park; the Niger Regional Mainstream Energy; Northern
Solar Park; and the WAPP Median As part of the meeting, Members of the Electricity Distribution Company
Dorsal were all undergoing feasibility WAPP Executive Board undertook a (NEDCO) and an Honorary Member,
studies. trip to the site of the ongoing Engr. Joseph Makoju.
NASS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEE

ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
INSPECTS YANDEV SUBSTATION
Mary Philip Udom
Group photograph
Left, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts Rt. Hon. At the control room in Yandev
Oluwole Oke during the inspection tour Transmission Substation
T
he House of Representatives Committee on Public 2021, as replacement for the faulty 15MVA 132/33kV power
Accounts has inspected the recently commissioned transformer in the substation.
60MVA 132/33kV power transformer at the Yandev
Transmission Substation, under the Apir Sub-region of TCN's After the inspection, the Committee expressed concerns over
Enugu Region. some issues which require TCN's urgent attention, such as the
termination of contract for the installation of the transformer.
The Committee which was led by its Chairman, Rt. Hon. They equally expressed disapproval against the use of in-
Oluwole Oke, inspected the transformer as part of their house engineers to complete the work rather than allowing the
oversight function under Project Audit on Monday 26th and contractor to complete the installation which was already 40%
Tuesday, 27th April, 2021, at Yandev Substation. installed. The Committee also requested copies of documents
evidencing payment of Tax, VAT, and Stamp Duty, and other
The Yandev 60MVA 132/33kV power transformer, which is a relevant documents.
World Bank project, was energized into service on March 5,
INTERVIEW June 2021 / ISSUE 30
TRANSMISSION:
TCN IS WORKING TOWARDS EXPANDING
THE NATIONS GRID -Ag. MD/CEO
The Ag. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz in this interview,
speaks about the state of the Nigerian Power Sector, investment opportunities and what
TCN is doing to improve the standard of electricity supply in Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
Here are the excerpts:
Ag. MD/CEO, TCN, Engr Sule Abdulaziz
Q
: TCN has achieved so much would create an impact on the company
in this first half of the year, in the shortest term; we procured spare
what strategies did you
We also made capacity parts that enabled us to attend promptly
employ? building a priority to emergencies, this also substantially
thus upscaling staff reduced downtime.
A: March 1, 2021, is a very significant
date in the history of the power sector
Performance. We also made capacity building a priority
and electricity transmission: TCN thus upscaling staff performance. Staff
successfully transmitted 5,801.60MW operational, and administrative became more acquainted with the
of power generated into the grid and processes including staff welfare governing documents such as the Grid
equally delivered this to distribution issues. We found out that there were a Code, Metering Code, and others. We
load centers nationwide. As a long- lot of things that needed to be tinkered with staff deployment and
serving staff of TCN, the challenges of corrected to engender efficiency and placement and this has boosted staff
the Company are not entirely new to improve capacity. morale and enhanced performance.
me. Upon assuming office, therefore, I
and my team undertook a So, what we first did was to collate We then focused more attention on the
comprehensive review of the technical, short-term low-hanging fruits that rehabilitation of transmission lines and
addressed issues associated with the

safety and security of transmission
lines such as Right of Way (RoW)
issues, bush burning. Efforts were
intensified with stakeholder
engagement and public enlightenment
and I am happy to report that all these
are beginning to yield results, even
though the incidence of Right of Way
encroachment and vandalism are still a
big challenge.
We also introduced mandatory

mechanized clearance of our RoW to
ensure that the growth of trees and
bushes under transmission lines are
properly stemmed, thereby reducing
vegetation-induced line tripping which
could lead to system collapse.
We gradually dealt with the perennial

problem of under-frequency in our
grid system, this is still ongoing, the
incidence of poor under-frequency
relays was rampant but has been countries with very low generation and Q: How supportive is the
substantially addressed. Aside from the by doing that, jobs are created in government of your agency?
recent issues of low gas supply that Nigeria. A: The Administration of President
have affected generation capability, the Muhammadu Buhari has provided the
generators have complied with the More generators can be established to enabling environment necessary for
Free Governor Mechanism, sanctions generate electricity for WAPP our operations, through the Ministry of
have also been applied for violations specifically for this purpose. Also, the Power, and has also given us requisite
while our interface meetings with the existing generators can generate in approvals for procurement of
DisCos have indeed been more excess for export. So with that, we transformers and relevant power
productive. All these and other would be expanding their business and network equipment which has enabled
interventions have contributed to the at the same time creating jobs. us to attend to issues promptly and
measure of system stability and adequately. Through the support of FG,
reliability that the grid is presently TCN has obtained loans from foreign
witnessing. ...We then focused more development banks, World Bank, JICA,
attention on the AFD, etc for transmission expansion
Q: Sir, you're the chairman of WAPP, programmes.
rehabilitation of
what are the benefits of WAPP for
TCN? transmission lines and Projects we categorize as urgent, have
A: Yes, I'm the chairman of the West addressed issues associated been treated as such, and we have
African Power Pool; I cannot say TCN with the safety and security equally received the necessary
alone will benefit from WAPP, I would approvals. The government has also
of transmission lines such as continued to provide the necessary
rather say Nigeria is benefitting from
WAPP in terms of earnings. Since its
Right of Way (RoW) issues, support to the Distribution Companies,
establishment, Nigeria has been the bush burning. Efforts were which is an important step in the value
leading country in championing the intensified with stakeholder chain. This is to ensure that the quantum
WAPP course. The benefits of WAPP of energy generated and transmitted is
engagement and public distributed and this is very important to
are several.
enlightenment and I am the entire power sector value chain.
Now we want to sell power within this happy to report all these
region, most of the countries in WAPP are beginning to yield
have very low capacity to generate. results, even though the Q: Talking about the way forward.
Guinea, for instance, does not even How do you intend to move TCN
incidence of Right of Way forward?
have a generation station, even though
they are building one. Generators in encroachment, vandalism is A: We are going to continue with the
Nigeria will therefore export electricity still a big challenge. grid rehabilitation and expansion with
through the WAPP interconnection to particular attention to maintenance in
line with our plans as outlined in our market operations services, investment and efficient transmission grid that is
Nigerian Electricity Grid Maintenance, opportunities in TCN can be said to be comparable to any standard grid in
Expansion and Rehabilitation massive. However, owing to the fact the world. We have in place a well-
Programme (NEGMERP). that the company is wholly articulated 20-year long-term plan,
government-owned and that, the out of which we have encapsulated
We would also constantly assess our investments required are highly capital the first four years and are diligently
processes to make changes where we intensive, funding is often a challenge. pursuing the projects listed.
should and continue to align with Consequently, most of the projects
developments in the power sector, undertaken by TCN are through loans There have been some slight
bearing in mind that the power system and grants which are used in building of changes to this, with the addition of
is dynamic. We would equally continue Transmission Substations, high voltage Service Level Agreement (SLA)
to work with a positive attitude transmission line, purchase of projects, but we are basically on
knowing that there is always room for equipment such as transformers, cables course. We are committed to the
improvement and as I mentioned and many more. efficient and sustained bulk
earlier, we are training and retraining transmission of electricity to
our staff to ensure that they are well Investment opportunities also exist in distribution load centers nationwide,
equipped to continue to efficiently the Distribution and power Generating enough for the over 200 million
carry out their duties and attend to parts of the power sector value chain. Nigerians in the country. We intend
faults efficiently. With the West African Power Pool to also play a major role in the West
(WAPP), there are ample opportunities African Electricity Market. We are
Q: What are the investment in generation which can be sold to the equally committed to effectively
opportunities in the power sector, pool. There is also the area of equipping our engineers with
any incentives to attract investors? embedded generation to some remote relevant capacity-building
A: As a service oriented company with areas which can be based on renewable opportunities, especially in the
the huge mandate of extending energy and eligible customers. present technologically driven
transmission access to every part of world.
the country and maintaining a stable Q: What is your goal for TCN?
and reliable national grid as well as A: Our goal in TCN is to build a robust
BRIEFING June 2021 / ISSUE 30
IMPROVED GRID CAPACITY ATTRIBUTED

TO NEGMERP-TCN MD/CEO
By Stella Ejikonye
R-L, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Power, Mr. Williams Alo and MD/CEO TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz
T
he Transmission Company of Jigawa State; 100MVA Transformer at
Nigeria (TCN) has attributed its Ogba Transmission Substation, Lagos
successes in transmitting TCN, Engr. S. A. Abdulaziz, State; Installation and commissioning
multiple all-time peak generation in the of 132/33kV 60MVA transformer at
disclosed that the company
last six months to effective grid Rumuosi Transmission Substation in
management and the development of has recorded enviable Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Installation
key projects under the Nigerian achievements in its and commissioning of 150MVA
Electricity Grid Maintenance, Expansion transformer at Kano; Deployment of
and Rehabilitation Program
operations of the power Automatic Meter Reading System
(NEGMERP). transmission system. (AMR) to improve efficiency and
transparency of market data
Speaking during a briefing with the administration; Secured funds for
Permanent Secretary of the Federal achievements in its operations of the implementation of Enterprise Resource
Ministry of Power, Mr. Williams Alo in power transmission system. He listed Planning (ERP) to improve internal
Abuja recently, the Acting Managing his administration's achievement to business processes and accountability;
Director / Chief Executive Officer, TCN, include completion of some abandoned Creation of new work centers at Jalingo,
Engr. S. A. Abdulaziz, disclosed that the on-going projects such as; Gagarawa Katsina and Uyo; Upgrading of
company has recorded enviable 2No. 60MVA, 132/33kV Substation in
BRIEFING June 2021 / ISSUE 30
Gwagwalada and Gomo Work Centers help TCN achieve its mandate of
to Subregion; improved enforcement improved quality and efficient power
of Market Rules which has significantly ..creation of new work supply to Nigerians. The way forward,
improved TCN's revenue profile, and according to him, include: continued
many more. centers at Jalingo, Katsina collaboration with State Governments
and Uyo; upgrading of to address Right of Way (RoW) issues;
The TCN MD/CEO further highlighted Improved financing for federal
the network capacity of the federal Gwagwalada and Gomo government funded projects across
government-owned public power Work Centers to Subregion; the country; Sustained implementation
utility, explaining that TCN has 52 units of projects through NEGMERP and
of 330kV power transmission Improved enforcement of other laudable programs of TCN in
substations nationwide with a host of Market Rules which has conjunction with other power sector
132kV power transmission stations, players.
adding that TCN has delivered several significantly improved
power transmission projects TCN's capacity... Responding to the MD/CEO's
nationwide from federal government presentation, the Permanent Secretary,
appropriation, and cited the projects Federal Ministry of Power, Mr William
being implemented through funding Alo, said it was obviously clear what
from multilateral donor agencies. TCN has been doing. According to him,
DisCos that directly impact on TCN although the briefing is routine for all
Engr. S. A. Abdulaziz further informed activities such as load under-utilization, the agencies under the ministry on
the Perm. Sec of some outstanding weak network and improper quarterly basis, the current briefing was
challenges facing TCN, such as; connection of distribution imperative to acquaint him with the
Payment of compensation for transformers; COVID-19 restrictions workings of agencies under the power
acquisition of transmission lines Right affecting projects implementation, ministry including TCN and its mandate
of Way (RoW) for various projects among others. of delivering bulk electricity in the
across the country; finalizing some of power value chain. He appreciated the
the Financing Agreements with Engr. S. Abdulaziz concluded his TCN management team and promised
donors on some of the projects; several briefing to the Permanent Secretary better synergy.
issues related to performance of with several suggestions that would
SCADA/EMS/TELECOMS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
ENHANCING GRID PERFORMANCE

THROUGH SCADA APPLICATION
By Gabriel N. Gandu
Executive Director (ISO), Engr. Maman Lawal
T
he sustainability of a stable and day Joint TCN, Generation Companies indeed vital to achieve the set
reliable power grid through the and Other Stakeholders Meeting on the objectives of having a functional
injection of high-end Implementation of the New SCADA system.
technology is of paramount SCADA/EMS and Telecommunication
consideration to the Transmission Project, on Thursday, 3rd June 2021 in He noted that the System Operator
Company of Nigeria (TCN). To this end Abuja. (SO), as licensed by the regulator, the
the company has reaffirmed its Nigerian Electricity Regulatory
commitment to the implementation of According to him, since the grid serves Commission (NERC), was saddled with
the Supervisory Control and Data the entire NESI, there was shared the responsibility of ensuring that
Acquisition (SCADA) and Energy urgency to have real time supervisory players in NESI were committed to
Management System (EMS) application control over the grid equipment to efficient service delivery and
which would ensure optimization of optimize performance across the entire transparency in the sector.
the grid in the Nigerian Electricity spectrum of the power value chain. He
Supply Industry (NESI). remarked that efficient power supply in Engr. Maman further stated that the
the sector was not solely a TCN advantages of having real-time
The Executive Director, Independent responsibility and therefore, the supervisory control over the grid was
System Operations (ISO), Engr. Maman meeting with all necessary limitless, stressing that the EMS
Lawal, made this known during a two- stakeholders in the value chain was encompassed several functionalities
SCADA/EMS/TELECOMS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
such as; Load Forecast Application,

Basic Power-flow Studies, Optimal
Power-flow Studies, Reactive Power
Remediation Plans, Active Power
Remediation as well as Voltage
Remediation.
Speaking also at the event, the General

Manager, Regulation and Compliance,
ISO, TCN, Mr. Ali Bukar Ahmed stressed
TCN's commitment in attaining 100
percent optimization of the grid.
According to him, only 40 percent of
the grid was feasible from the National
Control Centre (NCC), which is why GM, Regulation and Compliance, ISO, TCN, Mr. Ali Bukar Ahmed during his presentation
TCN is seeking the cooperation of
other stakeholders in achieving a 100 In his contribution, a representative
percent visibility of the grid as of Azura Power in Edo State,
enshrined in the Grid Code and the Grid
since the grid serves the
entire NESI, there was Mohammed Azhar, gave his
connection agreement, making it perspective on the development
possible for effective monitoring and shared urgency to have real
assuring that his company was
controlling of the grid. He stated that time supervisory control willing to work assiduously with TCN
the new SCADA equipment being over the grid equipment to on achieving the implementation of
procured would actualize the said optimize performance SCADA/EMS on the grid. He noted
goals. across the entire spectrum that the primary responsibility of a
of the power value chain. generation company is to dispatch
He further said that there is the need for power to the transmission grid in
synergy in the power sector, and that accordance with the Grid Code.
adherence to the Grid Code and Market players and stakeholders to have all
Rules is sine qua non for a smooth hands on deck to achieve service
electricity grid. He therefore, urged all delivery.
Cross section of participants
T R A N S M I S S I O N C O M PA N Y O F N I G E R I A
Hearty Congratulations
on your conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degree by Benson

Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State.
This is undoubtedly in recognition of your Commitment to

national development particularly in the Power Sector and
Outstanding Leadership in the upliftment and empowerment
of the common man.
TCN felicitates with you on this auspicious occasion

AWARD June 2021 / ISSUE 30
EUROPEAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

CONFERS HONORARY DOCTORATE
DEGREE ON TCN Ag. MD/CEO
by Ndidi Mbah
Ag. Engr.
(L) MD/CEO TCN,Abdulaziz
Dr. Sule Engr. Sulereceiving
Abdulaziz andPlaque
EAU Dr. Luke Okojie,
from representing
(R) Dr. Luke Okojie,President of European
International PartnerAmerica
for EAU University
T
he Acting Managing Director/ the President of European America Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz dedicated
Chief Executive Officer of University, Prof. John Kersey the award to the Management and staff
Transmission Company of represented by Dr. Luke Okojie, an of TCN, noting that his contributions to
Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Sule Ahmed international partner to the University, NESI were made possible by his career
Abdulaziz, who is also the Chairman of noted that Engr. Abdulaziz was singled in TCN and the collective support of all
the Executive Board of West African out for the prestigious award for his TCN staff.
Power Pool (WAPP), has been awarded exemplary contributions to the
the prestigious Doctor of Science Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry The Ag. MD/CEO appreciated the
(D.Sc.) Degree in Engineering and (NESI) and his role in WAPP. support demonstrated by the European
Projects Management by the European American University and gave the
American University, Commonwealth assurance that he would be more
of Dominica. The award was conferred Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz diligent in the pursuit of a more efficient
on Engr. Abdulaziz on Thursday, 8th and robust transmission grid.
July 2021, in Abuja. dedicated the award to the
Management and staff of
Performing the conferment ceremony, TCN
POWER June 2021 / ISSUE 30
POWER: OYO STATE GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR MORE

330kV TRANSMISSION SUBSTATIONS IN THE STATE
by Joy Egbase
F
ollowing the deteriorating power
supply situation in Oyo State, the
state governor, Mr. Oluseyi
Abiodun Makinde has appealed for the
intervention of the Minister of Power in
the installation of more 330kV
transmission substations in the state to
improve power supply.
The Governor made this appeal when

he led officials of the state on a
courtesy visit to the Minister of Power,
Engr. Sale Mamman, on Thursday, 1st
July 2021, in Abuja.
Mr. Makinde explained that the appeal Cross section of participants at the meeting
had become necessary because the
state is being fed through a single
330kV transmission substation in 330kV substations. Maintenance, Expansion and
Ayede, which is about 40years old. Rehabilitation Programme (NEGMERP),
According to him, Oyo State is one of Speaking, the MD/CEO of TCN Engr. is being faced with major challenges of
the highly populated states in the Abdulaziz assured the Governor that Right of Way and appealed to the
country and therefore needs more plans were ongoing to construct two Governor to assist TCN in this direction
power to boost its socio-economic new 330kV substations in Shaki and to enable TCN fasttrack projects
activities. Iseyin in Oyo State as part of measures implementation within the state.
to mitigate the shortfall in power supply
Responding, the Minister of Power, in the state. Present at the meeting was the
Engr. Sale Mamman requested the Permanent Secretary, Mr. William Alo,
Management of TCN, led by the He further explained that the project, and other Directors of the Ministry.
MD/CEO Engr. Sule Abdulaziz to speak which is under Nigerian Electricity Grid
on TCN plans to meet the request for
L-R, Director Transmission, FMoP, Engr. Nosike Emmanuel, Perm Sec, FMoP, Mr. William Alo, Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman,
Oyo State Governor, Mr. Oluseyi Makinde, and Ag. MD/CEO TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz
RoW June 2021 / ISSUE 30
TCN SENSITISES ANAMBRA STATE

GOVERNMENT ON RIGHT OF WAY ISSUES
By Mary Philip-Udom
Illegal structures under transmission tower
T
the Chairman and Chief Executive Transmission Right of Way (ROW)”, wares unmindful of the dangers. He
Officer of Anambra State attempted to bring home the warned that electromagnetic waves
Physical Planning Board consequences of living and doing emanating from the lines can cause
(ANSPPB), Barr. Chike Maduekwe, has business under transmission lines route, cancer, leukemia, miscarriages in
acknowledged TCN's request to as well as the need for the violators to pregnant women, and other diseases.
sanitize transmission lines “Right of relocate from such places. He also noted that the cables could
Way” within the state, and assured that snap, leading to fire outbreak and even
action would be taken in line with the Earlier, the Regional Transmission electrocution as well as other
request to Anambra State Government Manager, Enugu Region, Engr dangerous consequences.
saying that work would be carried out
in stages. He promised to work with Engr Nwani appealed to the State
relevant Ministries, Agencies, and Stake Government to assist in ensuring that
holders to ensure that the Right of Way The programme was aimed residents and traders observe the
of transmission lines are not violated. approved distance from the
at drawing attention to the transmission lines, stating that
Barr. Maduekwe gave the assurance nagging issue and inherent encroachments cause huge
during a sensitization programme unbudgeted expenditure for the TCN in
organized by Enugu Region of TCN in
danger in building and the event of damage to the
Anambra State. The programme was conducting business under transmission facilities and litigation in
aimed at drawing attention to the transmission lines route cases of death by electrocution.
nagging issue and inherent danger in
building and conducting business under
within Anambra State. In his remarks, the AGM (T), Onitsha
transmission lines route within Sub-region, Engr. Okonkwo Ifeanyi,
Anambra State. appreciated the management of TCN,
Emmanuel Nwani, expressed concern Enugu Region for organizing the
The programme titled “Dangers of over the flagrant encroachment on sensitization programme and urged the
Building, and Trading under or beside TCN's transmission lines routes, representatives of Anambra State
especially by traders who display their
Government and other attendees to help ensure

compliance to the designated distancing from
transmission Line Right of Way.
Also in attendance were the Anambra State

Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Hon. Okafor
Wipper, President General of Anambra State Market
Amalgamated Traders Association ASMATA – Chief
Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu, and the secretary of Mgbuka,
Obosi old motor spare parts market among others.
Group photograph
Encroachment on Onitsha-New Haven 330kV Encroachment on Ugwuaji-New Haven 330kV Double Circuit
Single Circuit Transmission Line Transmission Line.
SHORT STORY
T
here was an aged artist who lived in a small
village. The man used to design beautiful
artistic works to be sold at an attractive
price.
One day, a poor man among the villagers
Voulez-vous challenged the old man saying: "You earn a lot of

money from your handiwork but why don't you
assist poor people in the village?
apprendre
Can't you see that the butcher is not as rich as you
are, but he still shares free meat to the poor people
in the village?
Also, look at the village baker. He is a poor man with
le français? a large family. Yet he gives the poor people free

loaves of bread".
The artist did not respond angrily to the

accusations. He only smiled.
Do You Want to learn French? The poor man was confused about the reaction of
the artist so he left him and went out spreading
rumors that the artist was so rich, but he was a
selfish person who only accumulated wealth and
refused to help the poor.
The villagers hated the old artist and they all

forsook him.
The old artist became sick and could not do

anything for himself but nobody among the
villagers cared to visit him or helped him so he died
a lonely old man.
The days passed by and the villagers observed that

the butcher stopped free distribution of meat and
the baker could not give the poor people free
loaves of bread any more.
When the butcher and the baker were asked why

they stopped helping the villagers, they said that:
"the old artist used to donate money every month
to pay for the free meat and bread for the poor
people in the village. Now that he was dead, there
was nobody to pay for the free food anymore”
Lesson:
Wrong impressions about you should not influence
or destroy who you are.
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MAIDUGURI POWER June 2021 / ISSUE 30
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO MAIDUGURI

TCN MEETS MAINSTREAM ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED AND QUEST
ELECTRICITY LIMITED
By Stella Ejikonye
T
he Management of TCN recently the YEDC franchise area but also the damage to TCN installations and
hosted a joint delegation of assured the team of TCN's commitment also highlighted the efforts of
Mainstream Energy Solutions to the urgent restoration of electricity Management to speedily restore supply
Limited and Quest Electricity Limited, supply to Maiduguri with the repair of whenever an interruption occurred due
prospective buyers of the Yola the 330kV tower that was brought to the activities of insurgents or
Electricity Distribution Company down by the insurgents. He disclosed vandals. He stated that the frequency
(YEDC) at its headquarters in Abuja. that the Ministry of Power under the and regularity of attacks on towers as
leadership of the Hon. Minister, Engr. well as the cost of constant repairs has
The exploratory meeting was to Sale Mamman, was spearheading the frustrated Management strategy of
discuss the impediment to steady new 330kV line project that would mobilizing in-house engineers to
supply of power within the Yola DisCo ensure increased supply to the area. undertake restoration work.
franchise area, especially Maiduguri, the Management, he explained, has adopted
Borno State capital and environs, due to Throwing more light on the situation, a more deliberate approach in dealing
the intractable security situation in the the Executive Director, Transmission with the issue in order to minimise
North East and to chart the way Service Provider (TSP) Engr. Victor waste of resources.
forward. Adewumi emphasised the enormity of
Engr. Adewumi also assured the team
The Mainstream/Quest delegation led that with increased collaboration with
by Mr. Omatseyin Ayida, the Chairman He disclosed that the security agencies and the State
of the Investment Committee and also Ministry of Power under Government, work will soon resume on
the team lead in the bid for the the leadership of the Hon. the damaged towers if security
acquisition of YEDC, expressed Minister, Engr. Sale improved. He further revealed that
concern over the complexity of the Government, in collaboration with
DisCo arising from the activities of
Mamman, was NNPC, had planned the installation of
insurgents which has negatively spearheading the new 50MW generation plant at Baga road in
affected the business prospects of 330kV line project that Maiduguri.
YEDC. Mr. Ayida also disclosed that his would ensure increased
team has for some time been in
discussion with the Bureau of Public
supply to the area.
Enterprises over these concerns and
that their visit to TCN was to further
explore collaborative opportunities
regarding electricity transmission to
Maiduguri on a sustainable basis in line
with the Buhari administration's resolve
to improve power supply across the
country.
Earlier, Mr Ayida had said that his team

equally engaged other stakeholders
such including the Government of
Borno State and the NNPC in respect of
the planned embedded thermal plant
and other renewable sources.
The Ag. MD/CEO of TCN, Eng. Sule A.

Abdulaziz acknowledged the challenge
posed by activities of insurgents
against transmission installations within
Group photograph
ELECTRICITY INTERCONNECTION June 2021 / ISSUE 30
NIGERIA SEEKS ROBUST INVESTMENT

IN ELECTRICITY INTERCONNECTION
AMONG ECOWAS MEMBER STATES
By Uloma Osuagwu
T
he Chairman, Board of Directors, Chad Republic to interconnect it to the 100% all our network”.
West African Power Pool Nigerian grid through its Northern
(WAPP), and Ag. MD/CEO of Corridor and North Core Regional The WAPECC conference is a bi-annual
Transmission Company of Nigeria Interconnection projects. regional dialogue on energy aimed at
(TCN), Engr. Sule Abdulaziz has said that providing authoritative analysis, data,
a robust interconnection system The projects, he said, are being financed policy recommendations, and real
among ECOWAS member states will by donor agencies such as World Bank, solutions to help the Economic
enhance access to electricity within the AFD, AfDB, JICA, and EU. He cited Community of West African States
region. encroachment on transmission lines (ECOWAS) countries provide secure,
Right of Way as one of the major affordable, and sustainable energy for
Engr. Abdulaziz said this during a virtual challenges crippling the completion and all.
meeting at the second edition of the kick-off of some of the projects.
West African Power and Energy Some of the participants at the
Cooperation Conference (WAPECC) on On the issue of SCADA, Engr, Abdulaziz programme include NEMSA DG, Engr.
Friday, June 4th, 2021, in Abuja. said that by December this year, “TCN Peter Ewesor, MD/CEO, Nigerian Rural
will have procured the services of a Electrification Agency (REA), Mr.
He informed participants that under the contractor who will execute the Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, PESD Director,
framework of WAPP, Nigeria is SCADA project which will take African Development Bank-AFBD, Mr.
Batchi Baldeh, etc; Mr. Luc Tanoh,
supplying electricity to four African 24months to complete, meaning that
Executive Senior Advisor, Cronimet
countries; Benin, Togo, Niger, and by December 2023, the SCADA system
Mining Power Solutions was the
Burkina Faso, and is also parleying with will be ready and it will be able to see
moderator.
ICPC-ACTU June 2021 / ISSUE 30
ICPC INAUGURATES TCN

ANTI-CORRUPTION AND
TRANSPARENCY UNIT (ACTU)
By Stella Ejikonye
Cross section of TCN management team and Mr. Ademola Bakare, representative of ICPC chairman
T
he Independent Corrupt efficient means of fighting corruption compliance score card as well as
Practices and Other Related hence the setting up of ACTU as the undertaking preliminary investigations
Offences Commission (ICPC) has complimentary arm of the Commission into complaints received, among others.
established an Anti-Corruption and to assist the management of MDAs in
Transparency Unit (ACTU) in TCN. The building strong institutions and To underscore the importance of the
10-man Committee was inaugurated entrenching good governance within expectations of ICPC, Mr Ademola
on Thursday 17th June, 2021 at the TCN the organizations. Bakare charged the newly inaugurated
Headquarters in Abuja. ACTU members to display high ethical
Mr. Bakare emphasized the need for standard in the conduct of their
While performing the inauguration Management to embrace ACTU and the assignment and to work as a team in
ceremony, Mr. Ademola Bakare who principles for which it was established order to promote and maintain the
represented the Chairman of ICPC Prof. as it will assist in promoting sound culture of discipline and accountability
Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN), said that the principles. The duties of ACTU, he said, within TCN.
mission of ACTU is to discourage and include conducting system studies and
expose corrupt practices as well as review of processes and procedures of In his opening remarks at the occasion,
entrench transparency in public service. the TCN and making appropriate the Ag. Managing Director/CEO of
He disclosed that ACTU is an ICPC recommendation that would enable TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz commended
initiative approved by the Federal Management block corruption the leadership of ICPC for the initiative
Government to serve as in-house loopholes; conducting continuous which he noted, is an outreach strategy
mechanism for corruption prevention sensitization of staff on the ills of for integrating the agencies of
within MDAs, in line with global best corruption; developing and Government into its fight against
practices. implementing code of ethics; corruption in the country.
According to him, ICPC places emphasis monitoring budget implementation;
on prevention as one of the most ensuring execution of integrity While congratulating the members of
ICPC-ACTU June 2021 / ISSUE 30
Members of the ACTU are; Mr. Isah

Mohammed (Chairman), Mr. Chuks
Ochijie, Mr. Dahiru Gabdo, Mrs. Ndidi
Mbah, Comrade Adama Mohammed, Mr
Abdullahi Balarabe, Engr. Jimi Adetola,
Barr. Bashir Hassan, Comrade Godfrey
Aba, and Comrade Raymond Okoro.
The inauguration ceremony which was

conducted in the presence of the top
Management of TCN had in attendance
the Acting Managing Director/CEO,
Engr. Sule Abdulaziz, all the Executive
Directors of TSP, ISO, HR&CS, Finance
and Accounts, GMs and AGMs at the
TCN Headquarters.
Newly inducted members of ACTU-TCN unit
the Committee for being found worthy on their mandate. He acknowledged the Mr. Isah also assured that
to serve in that capacity, he enjoined negative impact of corruption to
them not to abuse the trust reposed in organizations and the country at large the Committee will work
them but rather to work closely and as well as the enormity of the with Management and the
assiduously with Management to assignment and promised diligent
ensure that transparency, probity, compliance and commitment to the call staff of TCN to enable it
accountability and integrity are to duty for TCN ACTU team, to enable it achieve its goal. He sued
entrenched in TCN. achieve its set goal.
for cooperation of
Engr. Abdulaziz acknowledged that Mr. Isah also assured that the
corruption in its broad spectrum covers Committee will work with Management
Management and staff
all forms of abuses of office for private and the staff of TCN to enable it achieve without which the
gain with insidious consequences its goal. He sued for cooperation of
including increasing cost of Management and staff without which
committee cannot achieve
governance as well as cost of doing the committee cannot achieve its its purpose.
business, undermining revenue purpose.
generating capacity, weakening fiscal
regimes, discouraging foreign
investment, engendering distrust
between government organisations
and their customers as well as
undermining credibility, among others.
The MD/CEO further said that

corruption needs to be properly
check-mated and where it is
effectively done, accountability is
entrenched and goals achieved. He
urged TCN staff to rise to the challenge
by saying no to any form of corrupt
practice.
In his response and speaking on behalf

of members of the Committee, the
Chairman of the newly inaugurated
ACTU of the Transmission Company of
Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Mohammed Lawal
Isah, thanked Management for reposing
confidence in the committee to deliver Group photograph
NAPTIN June 2021 / ISSUE 30
TCN CONGRATULATES NAPTIN DG

AS FELLOW, CHARTERED INSTITUTE
OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
DG, NAPTIN, Mr. Ahmed Bolaji Nagode
T
he Management of the years which he said, earned NAPTIN July 2021 at Mararaba, Nasarawa State,
Transmission Company of recognition and certification as a with the theme: “Streamlining Key
Nigeria (TCN), has Training Centre of Excellence by the Processes and Procedures in the Work
West African Power Pool (WAPP). Place for Better Efficiency,
congratulated the Director General of
Accountability & Productivity”.
the National Power Training Institute of
Nigeria (NAPTIN), Mr. Ahmed Bolaji NAPTIN TO DEVELOP TECHNICAL
The communique stated the need for
TRAINING FOR NIGERIA POWER
Nagode, on his conferment as Fellow of continuous stakeholder's engagement
SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS
the Chartered Institute of Personnel and called on the management to
Management (FCIPM). review the impact of the retreat in line
The National Power Training Institute
with the goals of NAPTIN.
of Nigeria (NAPTIN), has proposed a
The Ag. Managing Director and Chief
training programme for technical staff
Executive Officer of TCN, Engr. Sule Speaking at the occasion, the Director
of the Federal Ministry of Power and
Abdulaziz, described the honour as a General of NAPTIN Mr Ahmed Bolaji
other power sector stakeholders, to Nagode, charged the participants to
well-deserved recognition for hard
enhance performance in the sector. endeavor to implement all they learnt at
work and determination to make the
difference in service to the nation. the Retreat in their daily operations in
The proposal was part of the 50-points
other to move the institute to greater
communique issued at the end of a
He lauded Mr. Nagode's sterling height.
three-day retreat for Management of
performance and achievements over NAPTIN which held from Thursday, 15th
NEW REGION June 2021 / ISSUE 30
TCN CREATES NEW KANO

TRANSMISSION REGION
OUT OF KADUNA REGION
By Ndidi Mbah
The Transmission Company of Nigeria supervision one sub-regional office and enable TCN engineers readily
(TCN) has carved out a new and several Work Centers, all housing a access and resolve technical issues
transmission region from the old total of thirteen (13) transmission within the region.
Kaduna Region, bringing to ten (10) the substations (TS), including the
number of TCN regional operation Kumbotso TS, Dan Agundi TS, Dakata Before the creation of the new Kano
centers. TS, Tamburawa TS, Kwanar Dangora TS, Region, major decisions had to be
Wudil TS, Kankia TS, Katsina TS, Daura referred to Kaduna Region for directive,
The creation of the Kano Transmission TS, Dutse TS, Hadejia TS, Azare TS, and and supply of materials were
Region became necessary owing to the Gagarawa TS. The new Kano region sometimes delayed due to
rapid economic and industrial currently has ongoing transmission administrative procedure and distance
development being witnessed within substation projects which when from Kaduna. The proximity of the new
Kano State and its environs, as well as completed would further increase bulk region would radically reduce
the diligent implementation of TCN's transmission capacity in the new downtime and eliminate time lost when
strategic “Nigerian Electricity Grid region. materials have to be conveyed to
Maintenance, Expansion and quickly effect repairs or attend to
Rehabilitation Programme (NEGMERP)” The region transverses three different emergencies.
which has enabled TCN complete some states including the entire Kano State,
ongoing projects, invariably increasing and parts of Jigawa and Katsina States. TCN is determined to continue to
the number of substations within that rehabilitate and expand its network in
axis. The new Kano Transmission Region will line with its rehabilitation and expansion
Kano Transmission Region has under its further improve operational efficiency plans.
NEW REGION June 2021 / ISSUE 30
RTM KANO REGION Engr. B.K Adamu is the Regional Transmission

Manager for the newly created Kano Region.
Before his appointment, Engr. Adamu was the
Assistant General Manager (Transmission) Yola
Sub-Region in charge of maintaining and
supervising transmission activities in the sub-
region. He has acquired vast work experiences in
power engineering including installation and
commissioning of various rating of power
transformers among others.
He has also led various engineering teams on

projects execution.
Engr. Adamu holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD)

in Electrical Engineering, HND in Electronic and
Communication Engineering, PGD in Business
Administration as well as in Development Studies.
He has attended various local and international
training conferences in Engineering and
Administration.
He is a member of the Council for Regulation of

Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and chartered
Engr. B.K Adamu, Regional Transmission Manager, Kano Region member, Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM)
Kano Regional Office
INVESTMENT June 2021 / ISSUE 30
US FIRM SEEKS INVESTMENT

OPPORTUNITIES IN TCN
By Kazah Bili Akau
assured them of TCN's preparedness to

partner with capable and credible
investors and indicated that a
committee would be set up, headed by
the Executive Director, Transmission
Service Provider (TSP), Engr. Victor
Adewumi, to work closely with Sun
Africa on investment possibilities in
TCN.
Engr. Adewumi, on his part, tasked Sun

Africa to provide detailed proposal on
how it intends to further strengthen the
nation's grid, bearing in mind the unique
nature of the country's power
structure.
He stated that as the world continues to

go green through renewable energy
sources, Nigeria has joined the global
trend with its Solar Farm located in
Giwa, Jigawa State, which has a capacity
of 1000MW, patterned after the
Marrakesh, Moroccan solar energy
farm. TCN, he said, is already working on
the 132kV transmission line that would
evacuate the Giwa solar farm project
TCN management team and South African Adviser of Sun Africa, Mr Goran Rajsic,
when completed. He said plans have
been made to install 330/132kV
A
s more foreign companies partnering with TCN on, among other power transformers along the line
show interest in doing business things, upgrade of power transmission route connecting the solar farm to the
in Nigeria, an American firm, equipment and facilities, infusion of nation's grid.
Urban Green Technologies LLC, which solar-generated power into the grid
specializes in small wind and renewable and construction of mini-grids across In his contribution on the team's
energy systems, is through one of its the country for more efficient and presentation, the General Manager,
subsidiaries, Sun Africa, South Africa, stable grid management. Power Systems Planning and
seeking investment opportunities in the Development (PSPD), Engr. Shehu Abba
Transmission Company of Nigeria Mr. Goran Rajsic said that the company informed the group that TCN was
(TCN) in the areas of substation facility was equally seeking to undertake an in- strictly guided by a 20-Year
upgrade, grid stability, and injection of depth study of the current status of the Transmission Expansion Master Plan
new technology to enhance grid grid to identify areas where new which he advised the visiting team to
reliability. technology could be injected to acquaint themselves with before
complement grid operations as well as proposing new investment to TCN. He
A team from the Company led by the construct substation energy storage finally informed the team of TCN's plans
South African Adviser of Sun Africa, Mr. facilities. to provide open access to all electricity
Goran Rajsic, made this known during a generation companies intending to
visit to TCN Headquarters in Abuja. In a In his response, the Managing access the national grid.
presentation to TCN Management, the Director/Chief Executive Officer of
company expressed interest in TCN, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz
WAPP IN PICTURES
Inaugural Joint Ministerial Steering Committee meeting
of the West African Power Pool
on North Core Interconnection Project
(Middle), Nigerian Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, flanked

by the Minsters of Energy from Togo, Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso (R-L), ECOWAS commissioner for Energy & Mines, Douka Sediko,
Ag. MD/CEO TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz, and Mr. Agneke Thomp,
representing Director/CEO CEB
Cross section of participants Ministers of Power/Energy from Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Niger and
Burkina Faso and Heads of power utilities from the four countries
Preparatory meeting for the 1st Joint

Ministerial Steering Committee

L-R, Ag. MD/CEO TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz and Secretary
General, WAPP, Mr. Apollinaire KI
WAPP IN PICTURES
Meeting with Head of Utilities and Stakeholders on the
implementation of WAPP North Core Interconnection Project
L-R, Ag MD/CEO TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz, Minister of Power

representative, Engr. Nosike Emmanuel and WAPP Secretary
General, Mr. Siengui Apollinaire KI
TCN team at the meeting Group photograph
Preparatory meeting for the 1st Joint

Ministerial Steering Committee
Cross section of participants Group photograph
NIPSS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
participants visit TCN to

NIPSS understudy operational policies
By Eric Ephraim Ene
L-R ED, HR & CS, Barr. Justin Dodo, ED, TSP, Victor Adewumi, ED, F&A, Mr Ahmed Dutse, NIPPS Team Lead,
Rear Admiral E.O. Jaiyeola, Ag. MD/CEO, Engr. Dr. Sule Abdulaziz, ED, ISO, Engr. Maman Lawal
P
articipants of the Senior Management team. disturbances have been reduced to the
Executive Course, SEC Number barest minimum; grid capacity has also
43, for the year 2021 of the He said that the present Management of increased. Within the first quarter of this
National Institute for Policy and TCN was vigorously pursuing its grid year, TCN efficiently wheeled
Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru – Jos, maintenance, expansion, and successive all-time peak generation
visited the corporate headquarters of rehabilitation program, knowing fully without a hitch, the latest being
the Transmission Company of Nigeria, well that as a nexus in the power sector, 5,801.60 megawatts (MW) to
TCN, in Abuja. TCN plays a vital role in providing distribution load centers nationwide,”
leadership and a practical show of said Abdulaziz.
The Study Group 1 participants led by commitment to the progress of
its Chairman, Rear Admiral E. O. Jaiyeola, electricity supply in the Nigerian
were in TCN to understudy TCN's Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). as a nexus in the power
operational policies and were received Given this, he noted, TCN has installed sector, TCN plays a vital
by the Ag. Managing Director and CEO several transformers, rehabilitated role in providing leadership
of TCN, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz. several substations, reconductored
power transmission lines with several and a practical show of
Addressing the participants, Engr. projects ongoing, and has also put in commitment to the
Abdulaziz said the Institute serves as place a proactive maintenance program progress of electricity
the think tank of the nation on national to which it diligently adheres.
development. He went on to highlight supply in the Nigerian
the milestone records of TCN in less “I’m glad to inform you that due to our Electricity Supply Industry
than one year in office of the present commitment in TCN, transmission grid (NESI).
NIPSS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
The TCN head further noted that the

company has continued to collaborate
with the Generation Companies
(GenCos) and the Distribution
Companies (DisCos) towards ensuring
that power is made more available to
Nigerians.
He urged the Institute to consider

including officers of the company as
participants in subsequent courses,
considering the critical role TCN plays in
electricity supply nationwide and as a
public utility.
In his remarks, Chairman of the NIPSS

Study Group 1 Senior Course
participant delegation to TCN, Rear
Admiral E.O. Jaiyeola, said the course
was to prime the participants on
developing strategic and specific
policies for national development.
Market Operator -TCN, Engr. Edmund Eje
According to him, Nigeria is neither
short of policies nor programs for
national development but that the
During the interactive session, the The presentation of the report, on
challenge has been in implementation
Market Operator at TCN, Engr. Edmund inquiries from the visiting NIPSS course
and ensuring that things are done
Eje explained the process that led to the participants, was followed by an
properly. In his words “for this Senior
power sector privatization and the role interactive session with the
Executive Course, the task from Mr.
of TCN in the power sector with two Management team and General
President is for us to interrogate the
licenses for Transmission Service and Managers heading the various
challenges and issues surrounding
I n d e p e n d e n t S y s t e m departments in TCN on various
getting things done as we x-ray
Operations/Market Operations issued strategies TCN has deployed to boost
various policies and programs and that
to it by the Nigerian Electricity bulk power delivery in Nigeria and the
is the reason why we are here,
Regulatory Commission (NERC). way forward for the growth of
particularly focusing on the power
Nigeria's electricity sector.
sector.”
SLA June 2021 / ISSUE 30
SERVICE LEVEL
AGREEMENT
REGULATORY BASIS:
A SYNOPSIS
By Ali Bukar Ahmed
General definition Service elements: These include: sure the SLA is kept up to date.
Service Level Agreement (SLA) is a Ÿ The specifics of services to be
documented agreement between a provided (and what is excluded). Why Service Level Agreement?
service provider and a customer that Ÿ Conditions of service availability, An SLA is needed for the following
identifies both the services required Ÿ Standards such as time window for reasons among others:
and the expected level of service. each level of service (prime time - Creates certainty of parties'
and non-prime time may obligations by specifying terms
What is Service Level Agreement have different service levels, for under which efficient and effective
(SLA)? example), services are to be provided.
Within the context of TCN, SLA means Ÿ Responsibilities of each party, - Ensures compliance with rules,
an Agreement between TCN and the escalation procedures, and regulations, codes, manuals, etc.
Distribution Company (DisCo) which cost/service tradeoffs. - Lack of teamwork and proper
sets out terms and conditions for coordination between TCN and
adequate and reliable service delivery Management elements: These include: DisCos.
to end-users of electricity. Ÿ Definitions of measurement - The blame game between TCN and
standards and methods, DisCos.
It is essentially a performance-based Ÿ Reporting processes, - Priority differences between TCN
regulated agreement between TCN and Ÿ Contents and frequency, and DisCos.
DisCos to enhance the quality of Ÿ A dispute resolution process, - Lack of adherence to the ruling
service and product delivery to Ÿ An indemnification clause documents.
customers through strict adherence to protecting the customer from - Low system reliability standard.
obligations and compliance with the third-party litigation resulting from
ruling documents in the NESI. It deals service level breaches (this should SLA Obligations in Regulatory
mainly with interface issues between already be covered in the contract, Instruments in the NESI
TCN and DisCos to enhance compliance however), and The NESI is a regulated industry with
with regulatory instruments to avoid Ÿ A mechanism for updating the rules, regulations, technical codes, and
regulatory sanctions and penalties. agreement as required. standards that specify acceptable
standards and levels of performance for
Key Components of an SLA: This last item is critical; service operators, service providers, and
Service Level Specification (SLS) and requirements and vendor capabilities consumers in the industry. These
Service Level Management (SLM) change, so there must be a way to make
regulatory instruments which are

domiciled with NERC the industry
regulator, and other stakeholders,
include, the Electric Sector Reform Act
2005 (EPSRA) the Grid Code,
Distribution Code, Metering Code,
Health and Safety Code, and the
Nigerian Electricity Supply and
Installation Standards (NESIS), and the
Market Rules.
The Distribution Code is a regulatory

instrument that contains the day-to-
day operating procedures and
principles governing the development,
operations, and maintenance of an
effective and well-coordinated and
economic distribution system. It is the
Distribution Code that sets the standard
operational processes and performance
levels for the Distribution Companies.
The Grid Code on the other hand is a

regulatory instrument that contains
proceedings for the management of
day-to-day operating procedures and
principles governing the development,
operations, and maintenance of an
L-R, ED ISO, Engr. Maman Lawal, ED TSP, Engr Victor Adewumi
effective and well-coordinated and
economic transmission system under
both normal and abnormal conditions.
The Metering Code is a regulatory

instrument that contains the day-to-
day operating procedures and
standards to ensure that modern
accurate metering systems with
reliable communication facilities are
deployed across the industry's
production and supply chains to
measure and record energy production
and utilization.
The NESIS Regulations provide for

construction standards that cut across
the industry value chain of generation,
transmission, and distribution.
Health and Safety Code – Safety in the

electricity industry is the responsibility
of everyone that produces, transports,
supplies, and uses electricity. The Health
and Safety Code places the
responsibility on every operator and
user of electricity to handle it in such a
way that the safety of persons and
equipment is guaranteed.
A section of participants during the workshop
Examples of obligations created by the near a Connection Point will be and attempt to cover large grounds
different codes and standards include unavailable with Start-date and Start- across the spectrum of provisions
the following: time and End-date and End-time. specified in the governing documents.
(a)Distribution System Failure: (e) Users Involvement in Data To underscore the importance of SLA
Distribution Code 3.4.4. Collection - User's data - Grid Code in the operations of TCN within the
Interruptions to the power supply in 7.3.1. NESI, a two-day workshop titled
any part of the Distribution System The System Operator shall require “MYTO ORDERS AND THE ROLE OF
lasting for more than two hours due to Users to provide data and information REGIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGERS
breakdown in any part of the as detailed in Appendixes 6 and 7 AND NATIONAL CONTROL CENTRE IN
Distribution System may be termed as a regularly, for the System Operator in THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
Distribution System Failure. conjunction with the TSP to undertake SERVICE AGREEMENT” was organized
the planning and development of the for Regional Managers to acquaint
(b) Outage Coordination and Transmission System following them with the regulatory requirements
Scheduling - Grid Code 22.3.1. international standards. Information of SLA and the need for them to take
The System Operator and Users and received for this purpose shall be responsibility for its implementation in
TSP shall establish schedules for treated as Transmission System order to avoid incurring loss of revenue
inspection and preventive maintenance planning data. to the Company.
of their Generation, Distribution,
Transmission, protection, control, (f) Discriminatory Tariff in the EPSRA as Participants at the Workshop, which
communication, and other Auxiliary SLA Provision EPSRA 76(2): held on June 2, 2021 in Abuja, were
Equipment. These maintenance and Prices for the activities referred to in Regional Transmission Managers
inspection schedules shall be subsection(1) of this Act (2005) (RTMs) from Transmission Service
coordinated to ensure an Equipment section shall be regulated according to Provider (TSP) and Regional
Outage pattern that shall not violate one or more methodologies adopted Operations Managers (ROMs) from
Power System Reliability and minimize by the Commission for regulating Independent Systems Operator (ISO)
customer disturbance. electricity prices and such tariff arms of TCN. The Executive Directors in
c)Planning and Co-ordination - Grid methodologies shall (2d) give to charge of TSP and ISO, Engr. Victor
Code 22. 3.2. consumers economically efficient Adewumi and Engr. Maman Lawal
The System Operator shall coordinate signals regarding the cost that their respectively took turns to address the
all Outage plans for the Users and TSP, consumption imposes on the licensees Regional Managers emphasizing on the
on an annual basis. These plans shall be business.76(4): Notwithstanding significance of SLA to the overall
ready by October of every year. The subsection (2) of this section, the objective of making TCN a world-class
System Operator shall then be Commission shall have the authority to power transmission utility that focuses
responsible for performing pertinent establish tariff methodologies that on resource optimization and optimum
Reliability studies to ensure the secure reflect the terms and conditions of a performance.
operation of the Power System during contract between licensees and one or
the Outages as have been agreed in the more eligible customers. Speaking, the General Manager, System
annual Outage plans. Operations Engr. Nafisat Ali emphasized
(g) Customers Bands in the SLA and the the need for engineers to acquire the
(d) Distribution Network Operator and EPSRA 76(5): Notwithstanding requisite skills and to sharpen existing
Directly Connected Customer subsection (2)(e) of this section, in ones and to improve performance
Obligations- Grid Code 22.3.6. establishing tariff methodologies the within the system so as to increase
Each Distribution Network Operator Commission may differentiate among productivity and to minimize losses due
shall act in accordance with Good Utility consumers based on differences in total to penalties for non-observance of
Practice in planning their circuit electricity consumption, the periods on SLA.
Outages. Each Distribution Company which electricity is consumed, load
(and Directly Connected Customers factors, power factors, voltage levels, The Regulation and Legal team in TCN
where relevant) shall furnish (SO) by location within the country and other had earlier in the year visited every
1st of August of each year the such criteria as may affect the cost of region of the company nationwide to
following information: providing a service and may allow a educate them on TCN's obligation in the
(a) Load in MW not to be available from lifetime tariff for some consumers. entire power sector service providers,
any Connection Point. their role in ensuring that TCN is not
(b) Identification of Equipment and /or Above represents only a few examples faulted with penalties and their
Apparatus at the Connection Point of very copious provisions in the implication on the operations of and
where there will be an Outage regulatory instruments that create SLA finance/ remuneration of TCN.
(c) Period during which a circuit at or obligations. Generally, SLAs are detailed
WAPP WORKING TOWARDS

OPERATIONALISATION OF A
REGIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKET IN
ECOWAS SUB-REGION
By Stanford Nneji
member states.
Engr. Abdulaziz however pointed out
some key areas which if not urgently
addressed could adversely affect
WAPP's progress towards fully
operationalizing the electricity market
within the sub-region. According to
him, “paramount among these is the
realization of a seamless and efficient
regional power grid; the attainment of
Market functionality and existence of
the right know-how to manage both
technical as well as market-related
issues”.
The implementation of the WAPP

priority projects and the full
deployment of the WAPP center of
excellence, he stated, remain critical to
the short-term needs of WAPP at the
L-R GM (Business Development) Engr. B Ogbu, Middle, GM (CP) Engr. Joseph Ciroma,
representing the WAPP Chairman, and Tech Adviser to the MD/CEO Engr. Amin Tahir moment.
T
He applauded the existing collaboration
he Chairman, WAPP Executive electricity market when fully
among partners which he said has given
Board, and Ag. MD/CEO of TCN, operational would greatly improve
WAPP the reputation of a renowned
Engr. Sule Abdulaziz has said that socio-economic activities in the sub-
institution of regional integration.
the West African Power Pool (WAPP) is region as well as attract huge private
gradually approaching the date for full sector investments into the region. He
WAPP secretariat also made
operationalization of the regional noted that the emerging market was
presentations on the status of
electricity market within the ECOWAS also a positive step towards the
development of the ECOWAS Regional
sub-region. removal of borders among ECOWAS
Electricity Market, which included
member states.
presentations on; the status of
Engr. Abdulaziz, who was represented
implementation of WAPP priority
at the conference by Engr. Joseph The WAPP Chairman further informed
projects; status of the realization of the
Ciroma, General Manager, Programme the meeting that the construction of
WAPP priority projects; status of the
Coordination, made this known during the WAPP Information and
realization of the WAPP capacity
the 36th WAPP Technical and Financial Coordination Center in Benin was in
building programmes; as well as the
Partners Coordination video progress, although it equally faced a lot
status of implementation of 225KW
conference recently. of challenges during the pandemic
Cote d'Ivoire – Liberia – Sierra _
period. The completion of this Center,
Guinea, inter connection project by
The MD/CEO noted that progress was he continued, would significantly
Transco CLSG. The financial partners
being recorded despite the challenges improve electricity business within the
pledged their continual partnership with
caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. sub-region, and provide more options
WAPP to deliver projects.
According to him, the regional to meet the power supply needs of
WORKSHOP June 2021 / ISSUE 30
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION HOLDS

NATIONAL WORKSHOP
By Maimuna Isah -Ladan
T
he Public Affairs Division of the attention and way forward. She used it is necessary to strengthen internal
Transmission Company of the occasion to appeal to Management synergy within the Division and ensure
Nigeria (TCN) held its first to create more Public Affairs Units in that everyone is working towards the
national workshop for all Public Affairs the Regions, stressing the need to bring same goal. According to him, no
staff in TCN recently in Abuja. in more professional hands that will be organization can survive without a
deployed to the regions where more thriving public relations unit no matter
The four-day workshop with the professional hands are required. how good their product. He
theme “Encouraging Professionalism in commended the Division for doing a
Public Relations Practice in TCN,” good job in projecting and protecting
commenced on Tuesday 2nd and the image of TCN, noting that there is
ended on Friday, 4th June, 2021. no organization can however room for improvement
survive without a especially as they are operating in such
Declaring the workshop open, the Ag. a competitive environment.
Managing Director/CEO of TCN, Engr. thriving public relations
S. A. Abdulaziz, represented by the unit no matter how good The GM (HR) ISO, Mrs. Biodun Afolabi,
Executive Director Human Resources their product. He who represented the ED ISO, Engr.
and Corporate Services, Barr. Justin Lawal Maman, on her part, expressed
Dodo, commended the workshop commended the Division the confidence that the workshop is the
saying that as Public Affairs for doing a good job in beginning of the remolding of the
practitioners, it is important that projecting and protecting Division to ensure optimum
opportunities are provided to help staff productivity.
understand industry issues better and
the image of TCN
enhance their skills for more Facilitators from different departments
professional output. In his remarks, the GM Transmission of TCN lectured on various aspects of
Services, Engr. Jimi Adetola, who TCN operations in an attempt to bring
He observed that such workshops be represented ED TSP, Engr. Victor participants up to speed on
sustained as it would enhance the Adewumi, commended the Division for developments in the sector.
capacity of the Division's staff, and organizing such a workshop saying that
affirmed the commitment of
Management to supporting the Division
by equipping it with more efficient
work tools such as digital cameras,
recorders, training, etc. to enable it
carry out its duties more effectively.
Welcoming participants to the

workshop, the General Manager, Public
Affairs, TCN, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah urged
participants to take full advantage of
the workshop to ensure that by the end
of the programme, they are positively
impacted and better poised to deliver
on their jobs. In her words, “this
programme is an opportunity to talk to
each other and be updated on the
emerging trends in Public Affairs
practice”.
Mrs. Mbah noted that the meeting was

also an opportunity to address areas of
observable lapses on the part of the
staff as well as identify areas of urgent Group photograph
REGIONAL OFFICE June 2021 / ISSUE 30
FOCUS ON
ABUJA REGION By Maimuna Isah -Ladan
Abuja Regional Office
COVERAGE AREA importance to TCN's rehabilitation and expansion programme

targeted at improving transmission capacity of the national
The Abuja Region of TCN comprises three Sub-Regions grid. It is a donor funded project financed by the French
namely: Abuja, Ajaokuta and Gwagwalada. Development Agency which is entirely a Green Field Project
made up of five new substations and a new 330kV
The Region has four (4No.) 330/132kV and Fourteen (14No.)
transmission line into Abuja through Lafia.
132/33kV substations. The substations have a total wheeling
capacity of 3,303.5MVA made up of 1386MVA on Below is a summary of Abuja Ring Project;
330/132kV level and 1,917.5MVA on 132/33kV level. The
operation of the Region covers Abuja, Nasarawa, Kogi, parts of
Edo, Niger and Kaduna States. It interfaces with the Abuja
Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).
LOCATION PROJECT
New Apo Construction of about 172km of new
330kV double circuit line from
Lafia 330kV Substation (new) to the
PROJECTS proposed Apo 330/132/33kV
The Region has completed several projects while many others substation.
are ongoing, including installation works in three substations
located in Kogi State, the construction of the Obajana Old Apo Construction of about 7km
Substation which comprises two (2No.) 150MVA, new 132kV double circuit line
330/132kV capacity transformers and two (2No.) 60MVA, f rom New Apo 330/132/33kV
132/33kV transformers in Ajaokuta; work is also Substation.
simultaneously ongoing on the 120MVA capacity Ayingba
Substation which will host two (2No.) 60MVA, 132/33kV Old Kuje Construction of 35km new 132kV
power transformers, and the 120MVA capacity Kabba double circuit line from New Apo
Substation, where two (2No.) 60MVA, 132/33kV power 330/132kV Substation to the
transformers are nearing completion. proposed Kuje 132/33kV
330/132/33kV Substation.
The “Abuja Transmission Ring Scheme” is of significant
REGIONAL OFFICE June 2021 / ISSUE 30
WestMain Construction of 29km
Lugbe new 132kV double circuit line from

the proposed Kuje 132/33kV
Substation to West Main (Lugbe)
330/132/33kV Substation.
New Apo Construction of new 330/132/33kV

substation at New Apo to be
equipped with two (2No.)150MVA,
330/132/33kV t r a n s f o r m e r s
including 6x132kV line bay and two
(2No.) 132kV line bay extension at
Old Apo 132kV Substation.
West Main Construction of new Lugbe

330/132kV Substation at West Main
(Lugbe) to be equipped with two
(2No.) 150MVA,330/132kV
transformers and three (3No.).
60MVA.132/33kV transformers (with also repaired by TCN in-house engineers.
132kV outdoor GIS Switchgear)
including two (2No.) 330kV line bay, The Minna-Suleja, Kubwa-Suleja and Apo-Kubwa 132kV
four (4No.) 132kV line bays. Transmission Lines were vandalized at various times and were
all restored by in-house engineers. In an attempt to tackle the
Wumba Construction of new 132/33kV issue of vandalism, a team was constituted comprising the
Lokogoma substation at NSCDC, TCN lines men and local vigilante to patrol the lines
Wumba/Lokogoma to be equipped with 24/7. Their efforts are paying off as vandalism has reduced
2Nos60MVA, 132/33kV transformers, drastically on that axis.
two(2No)132kV line bay including from
New Apo to Wumba/Lokogoma. ENCROACHMENT
. There have been observed cases of encroachment on
Gwarinpa Construction of new 132/33kV GIS transmission lines route; many structures have been built
substation at Gwarinpa to be
under the transmission lines Right of Way (RoW), ignoring the
equipped with two (2No.) 60MVA
inherent danger. Culprits claim that the land belongs to them,
132/33kV transformers.
even as the government will not give any individual or group
Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) on land under TCN Line. For
IN-HOUSE CAPACITY new lines, land owners are paid off before the project
Transformer installation, and major repairs on equipment have commences.
been successfully carried out by TCN in-house engineers
within Abuja Region. For instance, TCN engineers successfully The Region has approximately 450 staff with Engr. Ali Ibrahim
repaired the 162MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer at Sharifai as the Regional Transmission Manager.
Ajaokuta 330kV Main Substation, replaced 330kV circuit
breaker and its associated equipment which has been
commissioned.
In Kubwa, the company's engineers successfully installed and

energized a brand new 60MVA 132/33kV power
transformer. The transformer has 33kV feeders -the Dam,
Dawaki, and Deidei feeders and all of them are in circuit,
carrying a cumulative load of 21MW. Also, in Katampe, Karu, and
Keffi Substations among others, in-house engineers installed
60MVA transformers which are currently in circuit.
VANDALISM
There have been incidents of vandalism of high-tension
transmission lines in the Region. The most recent is that of two
spans of the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line which
was, however, repaired under 48hours by in-house engineers
and the circuit restored. The miscreants also vandalized the
Gwagwalada-Apo Line 132kV transmission line which was Engr. Ali Ibrahim Sharifai RTM, Abuja Region
UNION June 2021 / ISSUE 30
TCN ASSURES SSAEAC OF IMPROVED

STAFF WELFARE
By Eric Ene Ephraim
T
he Management of TCN has meetings are usually taken seriously. Speaking on behalf of the Union, the
assured the National Executives According to him, TCN has made President General of SSAEAC,
of Senior Staff Association of significant efforts in commissioning Comrade Dr. Chris Okonkwo,
Electricity and Allied Companies new projects and achieving grid congratulated the Ag. MD/CEO for
(SSAEAC) of improved welfare for staff stability since the last meeting with the attaining one year in office, and stated
to boost productivity and industrial Union in November, 2020. that the Union was committed and
harmony in the company. interested in ensuring that everything
that needs to be done to make TCN,
The Ag. Managing Director and Chief which is the heartbeat of the power
Executive Officer of TCN, Engr Sule He urged SSAEAC to sector, maintain its pride of place is
Abdulaziz, gave the assurance during continue to collaborate observed.
the National Joint Advisory Committee
meeting between Management and the
with Management and He commended the present
national executive of SSAEAC on reciprocate by upholding Management for achievements
Thursday 27th May, 2021, in Abuja. agreed resolutions by recorded in projects execution and
staff welfare. In his words “We are
Engr Abdulaziz who welcomed both parties. here to extend our usual hand of
SSAEAC executives to the second partnership to you, and we know areas
meeting since his assumption of duty, In the area of staff welfare, the we have bent backwards to ensure we
said that the meeting affords TCN MD/CEO said that Management has reach an agreement. That sense of
Management and the Union the remained committed to addressing all partnership is important because such
opportunity to deliberate on staff staff issues. He urged SSAEAC to cooperation yields peace and
issues with the view to finding continue to collaborate with progress at the end of the day”.
solutions and creating industrial Management and reciprocate by
harmony. upholding agreed resolutions by both He further noted that the Union and
parties. He expressed satisfaction at the the Management have demonstrated
He stressed the need for collaboration success of the meeting, noting that it understanding in ensuring peace in the
between Management and SSAEAC, was worth the time and resources work place and described it as win, win
noting that resolutions from the invested in it. for both sides.
Ag. MD/CEO TCN, Engr Dr. Sule Abdulaziz and PG SSAEC, Dr. Chris Okonkwo
ARTICLE June 2021 / ISSUE 30
LIGHT
AT THE END
OF THE DAY
By Ndidi Mbah
I
t is easy to understand why air from fans and air conditioners. It is a maybe it does, in a lot of ways.
electricity customers engage in marriage with consumers with
endless emotional outbursts when expectation of “good and better” not Because electricity is easily the most
power supply fails them and yes, they “for worse”. essential and the most sought-after
have the right to be upset by power service, almost competing with air in
failure especially when the weather is We understand, of course, that Light is terms of necessity, everywhere in the
hot and when you need electricity to power and the springboard for country, every village, every hamlet
get one or two things done, also at the development, the soul of everything cries out for power connection. And
end of the day when you simply need about life. As part of electricity service the entire power sector workforce
to relax. providers in the power sector value really is on the edge always bracing up
chain, that also know the place of to the challenges in spite of the myriad
Electricity service in the nation, we electricity supply in the lives of of challenges in the sector. The level of
must admit, still has a long way to go, consumers of electricity, TCN places a necessity has made electricity work a
which explains why, when one loses huge importance on efficient and 24/7 job to ensure customers
supply while cooking, watching effective transmission of electricity and satisfaction.
television or poring over your books or is certainly doing all it can to ensure that
documents, you feel temporarily all generated power is efficiently and True, electricity enhances life. But life
disoriented as light suddenly becomes effectively transmitted to distribution itself has its ups and downs. Either as
darkness. The reaction is almost load centers nationwide. individuals or organizations we are
spontaneous, almost by impulse you are not spared these challenges of life,
disgruntled and may just want to punch For TCN and other players in the value electricity and its providers are not
electricity providers in the face!! With chain, there is no hiding place. Its either exempt.
electricity supply, the only language light is on or off. Even in the darkest
acceptable to consumers of electricity nights, electricity announces itself, The sector has been operating against
is not the sound of the voice of there is therefore no hiding place for a number of odds including vandalism,
providers but the sign language of light inefficiency. It is as if everything about obsolete equipment, excavation and
shining from their bulbs and the cooling life depends on electricity supply and natural causes such as erosion, very
difficult terrains among others.

However, the Transmission
Company of Nigeria is not giving
up, but is rehabilitating old
substations and lines, building new
ones to further expand the grid,
installing brand new transformers
to increase the substations
capacity to meet N-1 criteria,
looping of radial transmission lines
to ensure areas can be back fed
through alternate routes, among
others.
It is certainly not yet uhuru, but

giant strides have been made and
is being sustained with several
ongoing and completed projects,
and specifically the consistent
intervention programmes by the
Federal government. Today, it may
look like a herculean task but I
believe that TCN can, and will
continue to gradually increase
power supply to electricity
consumers nationwide and will
consequently attain efficient and
reliable power supply comparable
with any worldwide.
What is life’s principle?
PHOTO SPEAKS
The Chairman, West African Power Pool (WAPP), and Ag. MD/CEO, TCN, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz on an official visit to the WAPP
Secretariat in Cotonou as part of activities preceding the WAPP Executive Board Meeting
Participants at the two-day workshop on the Role of System Operators in the Control Rooms nationwide and
National Control Center (NCC), in MYTO Order
Participants at the U.S.-Nigeria Smart Grid Solutions Initiative technical workshop themed,: "Securing the Future through
Climate-Smart Infrastructure: Building Nigeria's Smart Grid." hosted by the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) in Abuja
PHOTO SPEAKS
TCN engineers at work during routine maintenance of 132/33kV Karu Transmission Substation, Abuja
TCN engineers at work during routine maintenance at 132/33kV Suleja Transmission Substation, Niger State
TCN and Egbin Football teams during a friendly match in Osogbo
GRID ENHANCEMENT June 2021 / ISSUE 30
s as the company
m e w or ks by TCN engineer
Highlights of so nd the grid
nt in ue s to re ha bilitate and expa
co
I. Commissioning of 162MVA 330/132kV Substation

Transformer AT4 at Ajaokuta Transmission x. Replacement of 33kV Isolator of Refinery III
Substation 33kV Line at PortHarcourt main Transmission
ii. Installation of WAPP Energy Check Meters on Substation with new one
NIAMEY Transmission line at xi. Replacement of faulty Capacitor Voltage
330/132/33kV Birnin-Kebbi Transmission Transformer (CVT) on Sokoto 132kV Line at
Substation Sokoto Transmission Substation
iii. Laying of 500mm2 armored cable from 33kV T4 xii. Replacement of defective 132kV Breaker on
incomer isolator to its associated 33kV 40MVA 132/33kV Transformer 2 (TR2) Primary
busbar and (3No) feeders at Calabar Transmission at Dogongari 132/33 kV Transmission Substation
Substation xiii. Installation of Energy Meter on 45MVA
iv. Restringing of detached conductor on tower 163 132/33kV Transformer TR3 at Okene, and 33kV
along Benin/Egbin 330kV line circuit B6N feeders at 132/33kV Yauri, Bida, and Ile-Ife
red phase Transmission Substations
v. Commissioning of newly installed Nari PCS 902 xiv. Restringing of conductor and welding of broken
distance protection relay along Ota - Ogba Yellow Phase arching horn on Tower 14
132kV line along Omotosho-Ikeja-west 330kV Line (M5W)
vi. Commissioning of 2No. new 33kV GCBs on a xv. Replacement of faulty Armored Cable on 60MVA
Secondary Transformer and 33kV Feeder at 132/33kV transformer at Mando
Ondo 132kV Transmission Substation Transmission Substation
vii. Upgrade of 400/1A 33kV 3- Phase CTs and xvi. Replacement of shattered Interrupter Head and
250mm2 aluminum conductor on EPZ line 1 at Spring Charging Motor on two
Calabar Transmission Substation with 800/1A phases B&C of CB 3322 at Olorunsogo Phase 2
33kV 3- Phase CTs and 500mm2 aluminum Transmission Substation
conductor xvii. Replacement of CVT on Kaduna 330kV line II at
viii. Replacement of damaged tower members along ACC Shiroro with a new one
Jos – Bauchi Line with new tower members a n d
construction of new ones on the vandalized · TCN equally undertook a routine scheduled line
tower trace and equipment maintenance in all its regions
ix. Installation of new 33kV BUS Couple Isolator within the quarter, as well as replaced circuit
between 60 MVA TR2 and 60 MVA TR3 breakers, battery banks, and defective insulators
secondary buses at Dan Agundi Transmission among others.
TRANSMISSION LINES
RIGHT OF WAY VIOLATION
By Ndidi Mbah
fortified fences, and gates have been

erected without regard to the Right of
Way limitations, health and safety
considerations as well as urban
development requirements. Warnings
from TCN and the danger this poses to
the health and safety of violators and
trespassers have been ignored, and
the construction of buildings and
display of wares under the high
tension transmission lines have
increased over the years and assumed
worrisome proportions.
From the North to the South and from

the East to the West, this dangerous
trend persists. This has made it a very
arduous task for TCN engineers
whenever they need to access the
lines for maintenance or repairs.
TCN has in diverse ways sensitized

violators and trespassers on the Right
T
of Way to its facilities and installations
he Transmission Company of equipment, difficult swampy terrain, and and the need to stop ongoing
Nigeria manages the electricity encroachment under the transmission structures and trading under high
transmission network in Nigeria Right of Way (RoW) among others. tension transmission lines, and to
(the national grid) which consists of move away from such locations but so
substations located in every state of By far, the most common and troubling far, this has failed to yield the desired
the country. The national grid is of these problems is the proliferation of results. Demolition, on the other hand,
interconnected or linked together buildings and businesses under TCN's seems to have also ceased to be an
through a web of high tension 330kV, high tension transmission lines, thus effective way of deterring such
132kV, and 33kV transmission lines violating the transmission Right of Way. violations. Between 1984 - 85, the
crisscrossing the length and breadth of By regulation 3.1 Nigerian Electricity Federal Government embarked on the
the country. For ease of administering Supply and Installation Standards demolition of several illegal structures
this complex network, TCN is Regulations 2015, transmission Right of under transmission lines across the
structured into 10 Transmission Way for transmission lines of all voltage country. This led to the mass exodus
Regions namely, Abuja, Bauchi, Benin, levels shall be as follows: 25 meters on of affected persons, but no sooner had
Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Oshogbo, both sides of the 330kV transmission the government stopped the exercise
Port Harcourt, and Shiroro. lines, 15 meters on both sides of the than people commenced building even
132kV transmission lines, and 5.5 meters more sophisticated structures under
TCN is committed to a robust grid on both sides for 33/11kV lines. these lines.
expansion program and upgrading of its Despite the regulation and regular
infrastructure and installations including sensitization campaigns by TCN against TCN has aired several jingles on radio,
high tension transmission lines, to this menace, the incidence of violation TV and other mass media platforms
maintain the stability of the nation's grid of transmission lines Right of Way has discouraging the erection of
and to extend electricity access to its persisted and has become a major permanent structures under
teeming population. However, TCN's threat to the successful execution of transmission lines Right of Way, and
efforts are being hampered by TCN's grid expansion agenda. advised prospective builders and
challenges, such as excavation of other land developers to conduct due
laterite close to the foundation of Presently, all over the nation, illegal diligence on land they propose to buy,
transmission towers, vandalism, aging structures, some with multiple floors,
Encroachment
to ensure that it is neither encumbered destruction that could occur if a high-

nor in breach of transmission RoW. tension transmission line snaps! The
Despite these efforts, the number of current can burn to ash houses and living Presently, many cities
violators continue to grow in leaps and things within a 30m radius of the line.
bounds nationwide. have taken over the
Available statistics show that many lives RoW of high-tension
The general public must be reminded have been lost in the past due to electricity
that building or operating a business accidents including high tension wire cut. lines and towers and
under the transmission lines RoW is The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), people go about their
prohibited by law in the Federal Anambra Command, on Tuesday, May
Republic of Nigeria. 2020, confirmed the electrocution of a lives oblivious of the
woman and her daughter at their shop grave consequences
The ills of building under high tension along Nnewi-Nnobi road in Nnewi North
transmission lines are numerous Local Government Area. This occurred they are exposed to.
including exposure to electromagnetic when a high tension wire cut along
waves or radiation which could cause a Nnewi-Nnobi road and fell on their shop.
RoW of high-tension lines and
wide range of diseases. Worse still, On 10th October 2016, in Dakibiu, a suburb
towers and people go about their
some of such persons living in these in Jabi area of Abuja, high voltage electrical
lives oblivious of the grave
houses sometimes go to the extent of cable killed a resident after breaking off its
consequences they are exposed to.
illegally connecting to distribution lines line due to heavy winds. A lady was also
Worse still, some experts have
even when their houses are built reportedly killed at the early hours of
postulated that many children may
without Earthen wire to minimize the Thursday 23rd May, 2019 by a high
have become handicapped in
danger of accidental electrical charges; voltage cable that snapped from an electric
different ways due to exposure by
neither do they use miniature circuit pole at Ikeja, Lagos, and a host of others.
pregnant mothers to radioactive
breaker (MCB), with the resultant effect
waves emanating from the high-
of perpetual exposure to different The incidence of encroachment on
tension wires.
degrees of radiation from the high- transmission line Right of Way is adversely
tension transmission lines and dangers affecting TCN's current efforts to effect
For the safety of life and property
of illegal connection. the reconductoring of the Ikeja-West-Aja
and in the interest of those
330kV transmission line due to structures
concerned, TCN urges strict
TCN requires the support of all in this on the line route. Engineers have had to
compliance with the Right of Way
regard to stop this menace and restore seek permission from house to house to be
requirements and other urban
sanity to transmission lines Right of able to string the lines and to equally
development conditions as specified
Way. It is clear that even though tension them. In some cases, the engineers
by law. TCN will not be liable in any
electricity is a vital part of our daily life, have been initially denied access, thus
case of loss of life or accident arising
electricity can also cause a lot of harm if slowing down work. Talk of the owner of
from any electrical accident
appropriate measures are not taken. the land becoming the beggar!
occurring within its Right of Way.
Presently, many cities have taken over the
It is unimaginable the level of death and
WORKSHOP June 2021 / ISSUE 30
TCN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS STAFF ADVISED

TO PLAY BALANCED ROLE BETWEEN
MANAGEMENT AND IN-HOUSE UNIONS
By Grace Sambe-Jauro
According to him, the redesignated

officers should develop diplomacy and
tact in handling industrial issues as
professionals in the organisation. He
cautioned that in dispute management,
the inductees would have to learn the art
of balancing positions between
management and the union in their
regions to avoid industrial unrest.
He further charged them to work in

harmony with other departments, “you
are not an island to yourself, you didn't
come out so that you can be an island to
yourself, you are still part of HR and you
need to be conversant with the Condition
of Service, Career Path and circulars in
TCN, as these contain information you
would need to work with”.
(L-R); GM HR&CS, Mr. Dahiru Gabdo, ED HR& CS, Mr. Justin Dodo,
GM HR, Mrs Afolabi and GM IR, Mr. Chuks Nnaji Earlier in his welcome address the General
Manager Industrial Relations, Mr. Chuks
Nnaji, tasked the newly designated IR staff
across the regions of TCN to work as a
team in order to deliver the mandate that
has been given to them.
Speaking also at the event, the General

Manager Human Resources (ISO), Mrs.
Abiodun Afolabi, advised the new officers
to be focused while discharging their
duties and that to do that, they must
understand what their responsibilities are
and ask questions whenever they
required clarifications as they are
A section of the newly inducted IR staff professionals in managing conflicts within
TCN.
T
he Management of the TCN”, which was held on Monday, 12th
Transmission Company of April 2021, at TCN Corporate The General Manager Human Resources
Nigeria, (TCN), has advised newly Headquarters, in Abuja. (TSP), Mr. Dahiru Gabdo also charged the
designated Industrial Relations (IR) new industrial relations staff on the
staff to play a balanced role between continuous maintenance of harmony
Management and Union to enhance between the two labour unions in the
He further charged them company.
industrial harmony in the company.
to work in harmony with
The Executive Director, Human other departments, “you The five-day programme featured
Resources and Cooperate Services, Mr presentations on various aspects of the
are not an island to company's operations by Industrial
Justin Ishaya Dodo, gave the charge
during a five-day induction course for yourself, you didn't come Relations experts including
IR staff themed, “Imperatives of Robust out so that you can be an representatives from the Nigerian Labour
Industrial Relations Management in Congress (NLC).
island to yourself,
DID YOU KNOW?? ?

That when a traveling wave reaches a lightning breakdown value will cause it to break down as
arrestor, it sparks over at a certain prefixed quickly as possible so that it may provide a
voltage, and the arrestor provides a conducting conducting path to the ground.
path to the waves of relatively low impedance
between the line and the ground. The surge That when breakdown has taken place, it should
impedance of the line restricts the amplitude of be capable of carrying the resulting discharge
current flowing to the ground. current without getting damaged itself and
without the voltage across it exceeding the
That Lightning arrestor should not draw any breakdown value.
current during normal operating condition, it’s
sparks-over voltage must be above the normal or That the power frequency current following the
abnormal power frequency that may occur in the breakdown must be interrupted as soon as the
system. transient voltage has fallen below the breakdown
value.
That any transient abnormal voltage above the
LEGALITY OF
LITIGATION
Mr. Smith, a business man, bought a well from Mr. White and paid in full. The next day, Mr. White came to meet Mr.
Smith at his office.
Mr. Smith: Ah, Mr. White, welcome. I hope there is no problem.
Mr. White: There is no problem Smith, I just came to tell you that I sold you the well, but not the water inside the well. If
you fetch water from the well, you will pay me.
Mr. Smith : Ah, Mr. White, I am very happy you came, In fact, I was just about to come and meet you, I don't need the
water in the well, I want to use the well to store some of my goods, so I want you to come and carry all your water
from the well so that, water will not spoil my goods, If you don't carry your water by tomorrow, I will start charging
you rent for using my well to store your water...
Mr. White fainted in the street.
Lesson: sometimes when you are too smart, you outsmart yourself
GIS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
Gas Insulated Substations (GIS)
On the other hand, GIS has high

installation costs compared to the
outdoor systems and when a fault
occurs internally, diagnosis of the fault
and rectifying it takes very long time
thereby increasing outage time. The
procurement and supply of SF6 gas
can also be a problem especially in
rough terrains and off site locations.
Nigeria has six gas insulated

substations located in Aja, Lekki,
Akoka, Apapa Road, Amuwo in Lagos
State and Central Area, Abuja while all
other substations in the country are
outdoor substation.
The outdoor substation however is

used for all voltage levels between
55kV to 765kV, and such type of
substation requires less time for
construction but uses more space and
A typical Gas Insulated Substation
are mainly classified into two types,
namely; Pole-Mounted Substation
and Foundation-Mounted Substation.
S
ubstations are designed to step compared to other gases; this enables it
down high voltage electricity provide favourable insulation for the
from a transmission system to a phase to phase and phase to ground
lower voltage electricity so it can be moderation. In the substation setup, the
easily distributed by Distribution gas is contained in a grounded metal
companies to homes and businesses or enclosure containing the conductors,
do the reverse to wheel electricity with current and voltage transformers,
limited losses across distances. Two circuit breaker interrupters, switches,
basic substation insulation systems and lightning arrestors.
exist namely, Gas Insulated Substation
(GIS) and Outdoor Substation. The merits of this system are numerous.
Unlike the outdoor substations, the GIS Pole-Mounted Substation
The GIS is a high voltage substation in provides a safe working environment
which the major conducting structures for the engineer on duty and reduces
are contained within a sealed disruption of the insulation system as
environment with a dielectric gas conducting structures are buried. Also,
known as SF6, or sulphur hexafluoride by reducing the distance between
gas as the insulating medium. active and non active switchgear parts,
less space is required than in the normal
This gas is non-toxic, maintains atomic outdoor system. The GIS substation has
and molecular properties even at high a Low maintenance requirement due to
voltages. It also has high cooling expedient design and protection
properties, and has superior arc against external elements among
quenching properties. In addition, it has others.
superior dielectric properties
Foundation-Mounted Substation
FEATURE June 2021 / ISSUE 30
HUMAN RELATIONS, ETIQUETTE AND

PROTOCOL MANAGEMENT IN THE
WORKPLACE By Henry Igbinomwanhia
Introduction etiquette observed by heads of state with workplace etiquette and

Knowing how to get along with others, (Diplomacy). protocol.
resolve workplace conflict, manage
relationships, communicate well and Importance of Human Understanding Workplace
make good decisions are crucial to our
professional success. Without a stable Relations, Workplace Personality Styles
and inviting workplace culture, difficult Etiquette and Protocol The concept of Social Style was first
challenges can arise both in the logistics Sound human relations, etiquette and formulated by Merrill and Reid and is
of managing employees and in the protocol helps improve retention, aids defined as a pervasive and enduring
bottom line. motivation and productivity, fosters pattern of interpersonal behaviour. It
creativity, aids promotion as well as is a person's characteristic way of
Human Relations is defined as the increased work satisfaction. In addition, behaving across a variety of situations,
process of fostering a workplace one common reason for loss of work and influences nearly everything a
culture and resolving conflicts between has been due to lack of human relations person does with other people. People
employees or between employees and skills e.g. the inability to work within a can either be Drivers; Expressives;
management. Etiquette is defined as the team, personality issues etc. In addition, Analytics or Amiables. No person
ethical and socially acceptable and according to psychologist Sydney conforms completely to one type.
behaviour regarding professional Jourard, most joy in life comes from People tend to have all of the four
practice or action among the members happy relationships with other people. Social Styles with a dominant style
of a profession in their dealings with These all establishes the fact that it is that influences the way he works and
each other, while Protocol is defined as important to develop effective relations interacts with others. However,
the proper code of conduct to follow in with colleagues through compliance everyone has one style that
certain situations or the formal rules of predominates and is used most
FEATURE June 2021 / ISSUE 30
frequently. This is the style the person protocols adhered to by all employees Basic Rules of Workplace
feels most comfortable with. How to include basic guidelines for ensuring an
identify these personalities and then amicable work environment. Space-
Etiquette
handle each personality type is a must specific protocols, on the other hand, Basic rules of workplace etiquette
for everyone at the workplace. There typically focus on unique challenges or include the following: Be Respectful
are three (3) behavioural dimensions of situations that can arise in specific to Colleagues; Maintain Virtual Office
workplace personality styles. It is either spaces. Etiquette; Dress Appropriately;
one is assertive, responsive or versatile Understand and Develop Team
at one point or the other. Being versatile Work; Filter Your Speech as well as
enables one to effectively understand Types of Etiquettes and Make Friendlier Employee
and relate with the different styles Protocols Onboarding.
seamlessly. Developing this versatility is There are several types of etiquette and
the main objective of understanding protocol. They include Social Etiquette; Basic Rule for Introductions
personality styles. Meeting Etiquette; Corporate Etiquette; The proper order for introductions as
Business Etiquette as well as Telephone follows:
Etiquette to mention a few. · Woman to Man
Workplace Etiquette and
· Senior to Junior
Protocol · Older to Younger
Etiquette is a standard that controls Some Basic Rules of Social
· Individual to Group
social behaviour expectations in the Etiquette
workplace. It covers a wide range of The rules of social etiquette include, but
aspects among employees. Basically, it are not limited to the following: Say Conclusion
is about how you conduct yourself Thank You always; Offer Compliments; Ensure to be not just polite at
around co-workers, potential business Exercise Self-Control; Listen Actively; workplace, stand out with excellent
partners, and customers. It boils down Speak with Caution; Make Eye Contact; workplace human relations, etiquette
to treating others with respect, to be Be Punctual; Stand During and protocols. Never forget the
aware of everyone present and to be Introductions; Offer Your Seat words of Buck Rodgers, Former VP
polite overall. (especially to Pregnant ladies, elderly as of Marketing at IBM, “The way you
well as the physically challenged) as dress affects the way you are
The development of protocols is well as Hold Doors for others, especially perceived, and the way you are
typically broken out into two when you see them struggling with the perceived, is the way you are
categories: common courtesy and door. treated.”
space-specific. Common courtesy
VANDALISM
WITHIN ABUJA REGION
By Stella Ejikonye
T
he Transmission Company of that resulted in the tripping of vandalized and the vandals short-
Nigeria (TCN) has deplored the transmission lines, thus affecting the circuited the red phase 330kv Shiroro
rising cases of attacks on power grid. - Katampe line around Dikko in Niger
infrastructure nationwide, which has State and carted away 600 meters of
cost TCN millions of Naira to replace In the Abuja Sub-region, for instance, 350mm aluminum conductor
and restore, money that could have incessant tripping of 330kV and 132kV between towers T231- T233.
been better invested in the transmission lines were traced to the
transmission network for the benefit of activities of vandals who short circuit b) On 15th November 2019, all the
Nigerians. The Company has continued transmission lines and cart away 330kV circuits within Abuja tripped
to appeal for more vigilance and aluminum conductors. In 2019, again, and this was traced to the
support from security agencies, local between the months of October to activities of vandals on the 330kV
vigilante groups and host communities December alone, five major acts of Shiroro - Gwagwalada circuit (R5G),
as well as state Governments to protect vandalism were recorded on the between tower T245 - T246 at
power installations and tackle the 330kV and 132kV transmission lines, as Babban Tunga settlement behind Royal
vandalism menace. Besides, there is follow:- Ceramics Factory, along Kaduna Road;
grave danger inherent in vandalism of 500 meters of aluminum conductor
power installations, as it could result in a) On 31st October, 2019, the 330kV were reported stolen.
loss of lives and properties, amongst Shiroro - Katampe Circuit (R4B),
others. Shiroro - Gwagwalada Circuit (R5G) c) On 30th November, 2019, Abuja
and Lokoja – Gwagwalada Circuits L6G lost supply from the grid when vandals
TCN Regions all over the country have and L7G tripped, leading to loss of struck again on the 330kV Lokoja –
within the last one year experienced supply to Abuja. The TCN maintenance Gwagwalada circuit L7G between
several attacks on power installations crew later discovered that the line was T330 - T332.
d) The Kubwa - Suleja 132kV line tripped on distance

relay protection, red phase on 22nd December, 2019,
and the sub-region lines crew on inspection
discovered that the line was short circuited at tower
T18 while the aluminum conductors between towers
T16-T18 were stolen.
e) Six days later, on 28th December, 2019, the 33kV

Shiroro – Gwagwalada Circuit R5G tripped on red
phase – earth distance protection relay indication.
Investigations revealed that the conductor had been
vandalized, between towers T231 and T233.
These acts of vandalism have continued unabated. In

2020, in Abuja Sub- Region, several tripping had
equally been traced to the activities of vandals. On 4th
June, 2020 the 330kV Gwagwalada - Katampe LN
(R5G) tripped on dist-port with O/C during clear
weather and was restored on the 7th of June, 2020.
Two days later on 9th June, 2020, the region recorded
3No tripping of the same line. On 17th and 19th June,
2020, the same line again recorded 6No tripping at the
Gwagwalada end which was restored on the 26th June,
2020. All these trippings were connected with the
activities of vandals.
TCN recorded vandalism around Suleja, Dikko,

Babatunga, Gauraka/Jibi, Tungamaje, Kwali and Abuja on
330kV transmission line from Shiroro and Lokoja.
It is important to note that vandalism of power

equipment obstructs power supply and leads to loss of
revenue generation to both TCN and DisCos.
A vandalised tower
A total of 236km of this section of transmission line
was vandalized this year and the following
transmission lines were affected. In Abuja Region
alone:
a. Shiroro – Katampe DC 330kV transmission line
b. Shiroro - Gwagwalada Tee off DC line
c. Ajaokuta - Gwagwalada DC 330kV transmission line
An attempted act of vandalism on Gwagwalada -

Kukwaba transmission line was averted by some
residents of the area.
TCN is collaborating with the security agencies and

Local Government Councils to check these incessant
acts of vandalism. The involvement of community
vigilante groups and security agencies to carry out
daily surveillance of the facilities is critical to enable
TCN concentrate on upgrading the national grid.
Abuja Region is not alone in vandalism cases; other

regions of TCN have also recorded several cases of
equipment vandalism in the last six months including
Enugu region, Lagos Region, Kano Region, among
others.
A vandalised tower
Continued in the next edition
SUBSTATIONS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
KNOW YOUR
SUBSTATIONS
EGBIN
The Egbin 330/132/33kV
330/132/33kV
TRANSMISSION SUBSTATION
Oke/Aro line 2, Egbin– Ikeja/west Ikorodu Sub-station. The transformer
Transmission Substation is located in line 7, and Egbin-Benin Line 8, as well was however damaged by a high impact
Egbin, Ikorodu Local Government Area as through the Egbin-Aja 330kV fault.
of Lagos State. The substation was double circuit line and the Egbin-
commissioned in 1984 with 2No. Ikorodu 132kV double circuit With the increase in population and
150MVA, 330/132/33kV auto power transmission line. consequent growth in demand for
transformers. power off-take from Egbin Power Plc,
Prior to the substation's TCN initiated the expansion of an
Constructed to evacuate generated commissioning in 1984, 2No. existing 132kV busbar that would cater
power from Egbin Power Plc, the 150MVA, 330/132/33kV power for additional 300MVA power
substation has six (6No) 330kV transformers were earlier installed in transformer and also constructed a new
transmission lines and two (2) 132kV 1983, and they are still in service to ultra-modern 330/132/33kV control
lines with a total of 457km transmission date. Also, a refurbished 30MVA room.
line on 330kV voltage level and 38km I32/33kV power transformer was
transmission line on 132kV voltage installed and successfully Additionally, TCN is in the process of
level. The Egbin Transmission commissioned by TCN engineers in installing a new 100MVA 132/33kV
Substation supplies bulk electricity to January, 2021. transformer to increase the substation's
distribution companies serving Lagos, capacity and availability of bulk supply to
Ogun and Edo States. The 30MVA I32/33kV power Ikeja and Ibadan electricity distribution
transformer was installed to provide companies as well as the Egbin host
The sub-station delivers bulk electricity relief for the overloaded Ijede 33kV community. The substation currently has
through Egbin-Oke/Aro line 1, Egbin- distribution line radiating from a total capacity of 330MW.
Distributed Energy System in

Nigeria: Potentials, Technologies,
Benefits and Challenges
By Bemdoo Saka &Vedat Kiray
Abstract—Nigeria is naturally endowed with renewable and non-renewable energy resources that can be
used to generate power to meet the energy needs of the population. Despite this potential, the country is
faced with a lot of challenges to develop the power sector. These challenges include network losses,
inadequate funding to develop the transmission system, Right of Way issues to build transmission lines,
environmental and social concerns. Consequently, distributed energy system (DES) has been identified as
an efficient way of addressing some of these challenges by generating power close to the customer's load.
This paper presents the different DES technologies and potential energy resources available in Nigeria as
well as the benefits and challenges associated with integrating distributed energy system to the power grid.
Index Terms—Distributed Energy System; Distributed Generation;

Non-renewable Energy Sources; Power Grid; Renewable Energy Sources.
I. INTRODUCTION system stability issues in the grid as that is directly connected to the
The conventional power grid conveys power is transported over several distribution network to supply the
electric power from large-scale central distances thereby leading to losses and consumer's load. In recent years, the
generating stations to consumers using reactive power issues. Therefore, concept of distributed energy system
transmission and distribution network. decentralization of the power grid by has gained popularity due to its
These transmission and distribution integration of Distributed Energy advantage in flexible operation of
network system passes through System (DES) has been identified as a electrical power systems, economic
several geographical areas and way of achieving efficient energy consideration, growing importance of
locations supplying power to electricity access to consumers as well as harnessing renewable energy
consumers. Despite the huge addressing concerns over the resources to reduce emissions and
renewable and non- renewable energy challenges faced by the conventional environmental protection to minimize
resources available to Nigeria for power grid. over-dependence on fossil fuels. A
power generation, the country is facing blend of renewable and non-
some challenges. These challenges are renewable distributed energy
due to gas shortages for power plants, technologies is used to generate
network losses, inadequate funding to power efficiently close to where it can
develop the transmission and A blend of renewable and be utilized thereby potentially
distribution system and right of way non-renewable distributed reducing carbon emissions, lowering
issues to build new lines. energy losses, increasing energy
energy technologies is used access to more consumers and in
The Nigerian grid is a conventional grid to generate power efficiently some cases lower energy cost. The
made up of mostly gas-fired and steam close to where it can be rapid development of distributed
power plants that are concentrated in energy system in various
utilized thereby potentially technological forms and sizes is
the south while the hydroelectric
power plants are located in the north reducing carbon emissions, significantly reshaping the
central part of the country. The conventional planning of power
concentration of power plants in the distribution networks. The potential
south and lack of generation in the far Distributed Energy System (DES) is a energy resources in Nigeria, the
north has for many years posed some decentralized electric power source different types of distributed
energy technologies, as well as the A. Wind Power

benefits and challenges of integrating Wind power is one of the fastest growing renewable energy generation
DES to the power grid is presented in technologies in the world. The drive for its development is due to the abundant wind
this paper. source and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil fuel
plants. Wind energy is site specific and the energy produced largely depends on the
The rest of this paper is organized as average speed of wind at the location. Therefore, accurate wind data at various
follows: Section II presents different locations is important in order to determine the most suitable location for wind
distributed energy technologies as well power generation.
as their potential while section III
describes the benefits derived from
utilizing DES. Section IV presents the
challenges associated with connecting
distributed energy system to the grid
while the conclusive remarks is
presented in Section V.
II. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY

TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IN NIGERIA
Nigeria is gifted with abundant natural
energy that includes crude oil, natural
gas, coal, water, wind and solar radiation
for electric power generation. The
country has over 35 billion barrels of
crude oil, 187 trillion cubic feet of
natural gas, 4 billion metric tons of coal
and lignite and large reserves of tar
sand, nuclear elements, hydropower
and huge renewable energy potential
that have remained untapped.
Consequently, there is a huge potential
for the development of distributed
energy systems based on availability of Fig. 1.Nigeria's Wind Regime
sunlight, wind, water and fossil fuels to
provide energy supply to more people Fig. 1 shows the outcome of 40 years (1968 - 2007) average wind data from the
and industries. With all these potentials, 44 stations across Nigeria. The result shows that the country's wind regime for a
the country has generated a peak height of 10 m is between (3.0 – 3.5) m/s in the South and (4.0 – 7.5) m/s in the
generation of 5.3 GW power from the Northern part. A single wind turbine can range in different sizes for power
hydro, gas and steam conventional applications and the power is generated at a velocity of (4 – 25)m/s. Hence, there is
power plants. The generation from solar wind generation potential especially in the country.
and wind power generation has
remained largely underdeveloped with A lot of studies have been conducted on the prospects and challenges of utilizing
no on- grid generation from these two wind energy resources for power generation in Nigeria. In it was found that Nigeria
energy sources. has enormous potential for wind harvest for power generation in the northern
states, the mountainous regions and different places of the central and south-
Distributed energy technologies are eastern states. The states identified as potential places for wind power generation
based on renewable and non- are the offshore areas spanning from Lagos through Ondo, Ogun, Cross-River to
renewable energy sources. They Rivers states along the Atlantic Ocean in the south–south. Also, in a study that
include: wind power, solar assessed the viability of wind power generation at a local meteorological site in
photovoltaics (PV), gas turbines, Sokoto State, Nigeria, it was found that the potential of generating energy from
hydroelectric power, diesel generators wind in the state was between 2.1 GWh and 10.8 GWh depending on the wind
and energy storage systems. We characteristics. A similar study was conducted to assess the wind energy potential
cannot regard gas turbines and diesel of Maiduguri and Potiskum in North-Eastern Nigeria. More studies were performed
generators as useful in the scope of for different locations in Nigeria, and the results revealed good wind generation
clean energy. However, they can potential in different parts of the country.
provide support for the power grid
when needed, hence, it can be accepted The North-West and North-East part of Nigeria has no generation of any form
as a positive contribution. connected to the grid even with the huge wind generation potential, thereby leading
to major power cuts in the region and the rest of the The solar radiation in Table I gives the solar irradiation range
country. Presently, there is a 10 MW wind power plant for each of the zones as distributed among the 36 States of
that is being built in Katsina State and upon completion, the Nigeria.
will be connected to the 33kV voltage level. Also, there
is a proposal to develop a 70MW wind farm in Jos, TABLE I. GLOBAL HORIZONTAL SOLAR
Plateau State. There are also proposals by some
independent power producers to develop wind power IRRADIANCE OF NIGERIA
plants in other parts of the country. However, the
biggest problem lies with the limited transmission
Zones kWh/m 2/day h/d kWh/m 2/year States
infrastructure that is largely underdeveloped in the
country thereby making connection of more Borno, Yobe,
generators to the grid difficult. Consequently, using Jigawa, Kano,
distributed energy system to harness the wind energy Zone Kaduna,
5.7 – 6.5 6.0 2186
in these regions will increase energy access to more I Bauchi, Gombe,
population in Nigeria. This is because it is cheaper and Adamawa, Plateau
faster to develop and supply power to potential and Katsina
customers using distributed energy system than Sokoto, Zamfara,
conventional power plants. Also, the modest wind Kebbi, Niger,
potential across the country will be better utilized by Zone Abuja, Nassarawa,
5.0 – 5.7 5.5 2006 Taraba, Kwara,
distributed energy system than the bigger power II
plants. some section of
Plateau and Katsina
Aba, Enugu, Oyo,
B. Solar Photovoltaic Zone Osun, Ekiti, Kogi,
Nigeria lies between latitude 40N and 140N and is III
<5.0 5.0 1822 Benue, Akwa Ibom,
endowed with abundant solar radiation, making solar Cross River etc.
photovoltaic (PV) attractive for solar energy
generation. The estimated annual daily average of total
solar radiation varies from about 12.6 MJ/m2/day (3.5
kWh/m2/day) in the coastal region to about 25.2 Zone I comprises of the North-East states of the country
MJ/m2/day (7.0 kWh/m2/day) in the far north, thus with the high solar radiation incident on the horizontal
making Nigeria to have an estimated 17,459,215.2 surface. This zone has viable potential for large scale solar
million MJ/day (17.439 TJ/day) of solar energy falling photovoltaic generation. Zone II consists of the states from
on its total land area. The map in Fig. 2 shows the solar the North-West and North-central belt of the country, also
radiation distribution in Nigeria. having the required solar generation potential. Zone III
consists of the states in the Southern region of the country
including the coastal parts. This region is suitable for stand-
alone solar photovoltaic and distributed generation systems.
Despite the huge solar energy potential of Nigeria, there is no

grid-connected solar power plan. Most of the solar
applications and utilization are majorly limited to small-scale
and off-grid applications. There are about 14 frontrunner
solar companies proposing to integrate about 1.0 GW of solar
power to the grid. Distributed energy system can be used to
provide faster energy access especially to the Northern part
of the country with the highest solar potential. This solar
power can be integrated into the grid via the distribution
network thereby reducing the cost of building lengthy
transmission lines which can lead to losses and reactive
power problems if not optimally utilized.
Fig. 2. Solar Radiation Map of Nigeria
RETIREMENT
Middle, Engr. John Oluwakoya, AGM Design CHQ Mr Mansoor Ogunmola, Manager (Civil Works), CHQ
Mrs Esther Ikemba, AM (Sec), CHQ Middle, Mrs Cecilia Apelehin, AM (Sec), CHQ
Wedding Bells
Mr. Emmanuel Sidi, Officer I( system operator) and his wife Mr. Umar Abubakar Officer II (Electrical),and his wife
GRID ENHANCEMENT June 2021 / ISSUE 30
IMPROVEMENT IN TCN'S WHEELING

CAPACITY YIELDS POSITIVE RESULTS
The robust rehabilitation and expansion 5,420.30MW on August 18. The third 5,801.60MW was recorded,
program embarked upon by TCN to all-time peak power generation of surpassing the previous peak by
boost the wheeling capacity of the 5,459.50MW occurred on October 28, 186.20MW.
national grid has started recording 2020 which was efficiently
significant results. The Independent transmitted through the nation's bulk Within the same period under
System Operator, the TCN licensee power transmission grid. reference, TCN transmitted a new
charged with the responsibility of Maximum Daily Energy of 116,891.14
system operation of the national grid Following immediately after the megawatts hour (MWH) on February
has revealed a record eight (8) all-time previous peak, the power grid again 26, 2021 surpassing the previous
peak power evacuations within three attained another all-time peak energy value of 116,121.42MWH recorded on
quarters between August 2020 and generation of 5,520.40MW on October February 25, by 769.72MWH.
March 2021 (a period of eight months). 30, 2020 which surpassed the
previous one by 60.90MW. While this enhanced performance is
This feat marks a significant significant and a welcome
improvement on TCN's performance in The incremental power on the grid development for the NESI, credit must
power evacuation in the past 10 years. continued in early 2021 when the grid be attributed to improved
witnessed peak transmissions in quick collaboration among stakeholders in
Previously, in the defunct PHCN and the succession recording an enhanced the value chain. In spite of the feat so
TCN, peak power generation was power generation of 5,552MW on far recorded, TCN is not resting on its
usually recorded once in a year with January 6 which further increased to oars as Management is determined
some years having no record of 5,593.40MW on February 25. The next more than ever before to bring about
increase in power generation and three days being February 28, 2021, incremental improvement in its
transmission on the national grid. the national grid again recorded wheeling capacity by completing its
another all-time peak energy of ongoing projects. Aside this, TCN has
This peak performance include 5377.8 5,615.40MW, rising past the previous also continued to initiate new projects
megawatts (MW) all-time peak record by 22MW. that will further improve efficiency
recorded on August 1, 2020, which and effectiveness of the national grid.
again rose to a new all-time high of As at March 1, the 8th peak of
The re-conductoring of several transmission lines such
as: Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi line to increase capacity from
70MW to 150MW, and, Ikeja West-Alimosho-Ogba-Alausa
lines from 120MW to 240MW. TCN also reconstructed the
Ikorodu-Shagamu 132kV Transmission line from 150mm2
single circuit to 250mm2 double circuit line. Contract for
the upgrade of the Onitsha-New Haven line from 680MW
to 130MW has been awarded.
ETHICS June 2021 / ISSUE 30
ARE YOU
RAISING A
PATRIOTIC
CHILD?
O
ctober 1st can most times be a Teach them about our rich heritage. – by obeying the laws, paying taxes,
sobering day because you are Nigeria is blessed with such a rich not littering, taking good care of public
tempted to think that Nigeria as heritage. With over 250 ethnic groups, property and the environment, etc.
a nation has not achieved much. It a wide and rich variety is something we
Teach them about service to their
seems we take two steps forward and have in excess. So tell them about the
country
five backward. But I like to always be land, natural resources we are blessed
Good citizens do not serve their
optimistic and look at the glass as half with, the people, their culture, our interests but rather understand that
full rather than half empty. While there festivals, our foods, and our history. their actions affect the world around
are things I am ashamed of, there are a them. When you do the wrong thing,
lot of other things to appreciate about Tell them about Independence Day it's because you are putting your
being Nigerian and living here. Today I Tell them about the pre-colonial era to interest and desires above others.
ask myself, how do I begin to instill that the present day, why we celebrate. Everyone can serve their country by
same level of patriotism in my children Challenge them on the need to be doing his/her duty to the best of his
who will be the leaders and change courageous like the heroes who have ability.
agents of tomorrow? gone before them and also to honour
soldiers who have served or died for Be a role model
the country. To teach patriotism to your child, you
Patriotism is the love and respect
must be patriotic as well. It should be
towards one's motherland. Instilling this taught at the personal level. Your
in our children will make them Explain key symbols of our
nationalism children will be patriotic if you as a
responsible citizens of tomorrow. parent are, you are their greatest role
Every Nigerian child should know the
importance of national symbols such as model. So go out of your way to
A lot of Nigerians are ready to drop model the behaviour of a responsible
the national anthem, the pledge, flag,
their passports for an American, citizen.
coat of arms, war memorials, great
Canadian, Australian, or European one. people, landmarks/monuments.
The truth is that none of these countries Am I saying Nigeria is perfect and a
achieved greatness without the great great country? No, I am not. But in the
Teach them what it means to be a words of Idowu Koyenikan
patriotic efforts of their citizens. As good citizen
parents, we have a major role to play to Teach them about government, laws, “Your pride for your country should
ensure that our kids grow to be our rights, and how it all works. Explain not come after your country becomes
responsible citizens. what democracy is about and the great. Your country becomes great
journey to get to where we are because of your pride in it.”
So what do we need to teach them currently. Explain the election process
about our country, its customs, and its and how our involvement is crucial to It's easy to get negative, but try to
history? What should kids growing up democracy and our success as a nation. keep it positive–remember, you're
Talk politics without forcing your views trying to encourage patriotism and
in Nigeria know about this nation?. Here
on them. And lastly, let them know how pride. With pride in our great nation,
are some tips on how to inspire in little ways they can show patriotism
patriotism in children. we will become great.
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Publisher: Sub-Editors: Stanford Nneji Video/Photo:
Engr. Sule A. Abdulaziz Engr. A. Tahir Joy Egbase Mojeed Olawuwo
Eric E. Ene Maimuna Isah-Ladan
Editorial Advisers: Engr. A. Aguiyi Tosin Olashinde Columnists:
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TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA

House Committee on Public Accounts

ElectricityBegets Enhancing Grid Performance

TogetherLet’s move the

05 600 Million Sub-saharan 18 Enhancing grid performance

Transmission: TCN is working 24 TCN Sensitises Anambra

600 MILLION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICANS

constrains economic activity and

The Minister explained that within the

William Nwankwo Alo

WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL

WAPP Chairman, Engr. Sule Abdulaziz and Secretary-General, Siengui Apollinaire KI

HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEE

Ag. MD/CEO, TCN, Engr Sule Abdulaziz

addressed issues associated with the

We also introduced mandatory

We gradually dealt with the perennial

IMPROVED GRID CAPACITY ATTRIBUTED

ENHANCING GRID PERFORMANCE

Executive Director (ISO), Engr. Maman Lawal

such as; Load Forecast Application,

Speaking also at the event, the General

Cross section of participants

on your conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degree by Benson

This is undoubtedly in recognition of your Commitment to

TCN felicitates with you on this auspicious occasion

EUROPEAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

POWER: OYO STATE GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR MORE

The Governor made this appeal when

TCN SENSITISES ANAMBRA STATE

Illegal structures under transmission tower

Government and other attendees to help ensure

Also in attendance were the Anambra State

One day, a poor man among the villagers

Voulez-vous challenged the old man saying: "You earn a lot of

Also, look at the village baker. He is a poor man with

le français? a large family. Yet he gives the poor people free

The artist did not respond angrily to the

The villagers hated the old artist and they all

The old artist became sick and could not do

The days passed by and the villagers observed that

When the butcher and the baker were asked why

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO MAIDUGURI

Earlier, Mr Ayida had said that his team

The Ag. MD/CEO of TCN, Eng. Sule A.

NIGERIA SEEKS ROBUST INVESTMENT

ICPC INAUGURATES TCN

Members of the ACTU are; Mr. Isah

The inauguration ceremony which was

Newly inducted members of ACTU-TCN unit

The MD/CEO further said that

In his response and speaking on behalf

TCN CONGRATULATES NAPTIN DG

DG, NAPTIN, Mr. Ahmed Bolaji Nagode

TCN CREATES NEW KANO

RTM KANO REGION Engr. B.K Adamu is the Regional Transmission

He has also led various engineering teams on

Engr. Adamu holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD)