The Federal Government has added 616 megawatts of transmission capacity to the national electricity grid through newly commissioned projects in Kano and Katsina states, as it moves to ease pressure on existing substations and improve electricity supply to industrial, commercial and residential consumers in the North-West.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, commissioned the projects on Thursday and Friday, 22 and 23 October, 2026, including a new transmission substation and six transformer projects. He also performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a new substation in Mashi, Katsina State, and inspected an ongoing 200MVA gas-insulated switchgear substation in Katsina.
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