The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that its plans to upgrade the Anyigba 132/33kv to a 330/132kv sub-station in Kogi state.
The TCN General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mba, announced the plan at an interactive meeting with some members of Anyigba community on Friday.
The contractor had commenced work on the site with the provision of substantial equipment on the sub -station.
The death of the contractor and the destruction of some of the equipment by fire on February 2, 2013, resulted in the non-completion of the project.
But Mba said the new TCN management had captured the upgrading of the sub-station in its transmission expansion rehabilitation programme.
She said that the proposed upgrade would significantly facilitate the evacuation of the envisaged 3,050 Mega Watts (MW) power from the Mambila power plant when completed.
Mba, however, said that before the execution of the planned upgrade, there was the need to safeguard the remaining equipment in the sub-station from further damage.
According to her, the TCN would evacuate the yet-to-be destroyed equipment to Ajaokuta sub-station for safe keeping, pending the completion of the procurement process for the award of contract for the upgrade as captured in TCN’s expansion plan.
The representative of the Anyigba Paramount Ruler, Ibrahim Agbadi, told TCN delegates that he would convey the message to the ruler, Etila Ajeka and other stakeholders in the community.
Agbadi, however, advised the TCN on the evacuation of the remaining equipment, adding that the community would ensure their safety.
He called for an elaborate meeting of Anyigba stakeholders and transmission company for further deliberations on the matter.
