The Minister of Power Engr. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe has commissioned a total of seven 132/33kV power transformers and a 330kV power transformer projects installed in various substations within Lagos State. The transformer projects include a 2x60MVA GIS Substation in Apapa, two number 100MVA power transformers in Ijora Substation, 100MVA power transformer at Alausa Substation and two number 60MVA power transformers at Lekki Transmission Substation.
The projects which were commissioned on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th August, 2026, have added a total of 540MVA transformer capacity at 132kV level with the ability to wheel 432MW and 300MVA transformer capacity at 330kV level with the additional capability to transmit 240MW within the TCN transmission network in Lagos State.
The Lekki and Alausa transformer projects were commissioned on Tuesday, 18th August 2026. The Lekki intervention comprises one 300MVA, 330/132/33kV power transformer and two 60MVA, 132/33kV power transformers, while a 100MVA, 132/33kV power transformer was commissioned at the Alausa Transmission Substation.
This followed the commissioning on Monday, 17th August 2026 of two 60MVA GIS Substation at the Apapa Transmission Substation and two 100MVA, 132/33kV power transformers at the Ijora Transmission Substation. These interventions form part of a nationwide effort to remove electricity constraints and unlock growth in Nigeria’s key economic and administrative corridors.
Speaking at the projects commissioning, the Honourable Minister said the interventions represent more than the installation of new equipment. “They represent targeted investments in capacity for businesses to grow, capacity for industries to produce, and capacity for communities to prosper,”
At Lekki, during the commissioning on Tuesday the 18th, the Minister noted that the project upgrade has effectively doubled the capacity of the Lekki 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation, a critical intervention for one of Nigeria’s fastest-developing economic corridors. Transformer capacity at the 330/132kV level has increased from 300MVA to 600MVA, equivalent to approximately 480MW, while capacity at the 132/33kV level has risen from 120MVA to 240MVA, equivalent to approximately 192MW.
“Today, we are commissioning the capacity for businesses to grow; capacity for industries to produce; capacity for communities to prosper; and capacity for one of the fastest-growing economic corridors in our country to continue to expand without electricity infrastructure becoming a brake on its progress,” the Minister said.
He explained that the true measure of electricity infrastructure lies in what it enables an economy to do. The Lekki project also delivered nine new 33kV feeders to improve bulk power delivery into the Eko Electricity Distribution Company network.Engr. Tegbe emphasized that the significance of the upgrade lies in its location.
“Lekki represents the Nigeria we are building towards, a more industrial, more commercially active, more connected to global markets and increasingly attractive to domestic and international capital. As investment flows into a corridor such as this, electricity infrastructure cannot be an afterthought,” he said.
The Honourable Minister further stated that the additional capacity will improve the reliability and availability of bulk electricity supplied to EKEDC for onward delivery to industries, businesses and households across Lekki and its environs. He stressed that the nine new 33kV feeders are critical to ensuring that the increased transformation capacity is properly evacuated and does not leave part of the investment stranded.
At the Alausa Transmission Substation also on Tuesday, 18th August 2026, a new 100MVA, 132/33kV power transformer was also commissioned.
While commissioning the project, the Minister described the Alausa intervention as a deliberate strengthening of strategic locations, from the seat of government to industrial estates, factories that employ our people, and markets and workshops where millions earn their daily livelihood. “Ikeja is where the ambition of Nigeria meets the industrious nature of Nigerians,” he stated.
The intervention has increased the total transformation capacity of the substation from 135MVA to 205MVA, equivalent to approximately 164MW. More importantly, it has increased the quantum of bulk power available to Ikeja Electric Distribution Company by 80MW for onward delivery to consumers within its franchise area.
The Honourable Minister further noted that the Lekki and Alausa projects demonstrate a core principle guiding the power sector under the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR: the deliberate direction of electricity infrastructure towards areas where power can unlock production, investment, employment and economic value.
“What we are witnessing in Lekki, Alausa and across the country is part of a broader effort to strengthen transmission infrastructure nationwide. Our transmission challenges did not emerge overnight, and they will not disappear through one intervention,” he said.
“Our approach is deliberate: Identify the bottleneck. Invest in it. Remove the constraint. Unlock the capacity. Where transmission infrastructure is constraining available power, we will strengthen transmission. Where substations require additional capacity, we will expand them. Where ageing equipment threatens reliability, we will progressively rehabilitate or replace it. And where growing industrial and commercial corridors require stronger electricity infrastructure, we will prioritise investments that can unlock economic activity.”
Earlier, on Monday, 17th August 2026, the Honourable Minister commissioned a 2x60MVA GIS Substation at the Apapa Transmission Substation. The project was delivered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency under its Official Development Assistance programme.
The facility comprises a modern Gas Insulated Switchgear equipped with two 60MVA, 132/33kV power transformers, a new control building, modern protection and control systems, Substation Automation Systems and SCADA infrastructure. This will enable more efficient operation and monitoring of the critical asset. The new facility has increased bulk power availability within this axis by approximately 96MW.
Also commissioned on Monday was the upgrade at the Ijora Transmission Substation. Speaking at the commissioning, the Honourable Minister noted that the intervention represents a substantial upgrade to the network. Two existing 30MVA transformers have been replaced with two modern 100MVA, 132/33kV transformers. This has increased the total installed capacity of the Ijora substation from 90MVA to 230MVA, equivalent to 184MW. The upgrade delivers an additional 112MW of transmission capacity that will translate directly into economic value.
According to the Minister, the increase in transmission capacity has significantly improved power supply to Ijora, Costain, Oyingbo, Customs and adjoining communities. It will also support commercial activities and millions of electricity consumers within the Eko Electricity Distribution Company franchise area.
Commissioning the power transformers, Engr. Tegbe noted that this is not the end of a journey, but one more step toward a shared destination. “The Federal Government’s ambition is larger than the projects commissioned today. We are building towards a Nigeria where electricity is not merely a social service, but the foundation for industrial competitiveness and economic growth, and where investment decisions are driven by opportunity rather than infrastructure constraints.”
The commissioning of these transformer projects represents a decisive step by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, under the Ministry of Power, to eliminate transmission constraints and expand power delivery capacity in support of Nigeria’s economic growth.
With 840MVA new transformer capacity now in service, there is more bulk power availability for Eko and Ikeja Distribution companies to offtake for industries, businesses, and households within their franchise areas. The projects align with the deliberate policy of the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to direct electricity infrastructure toward areas that unlock production and economic value.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has also completed similar transmission projects in various states across the federation which will be commissioned in due course. The company remains committed to the systematic expansion and modernisation of the national transmission network to meet growing demand.
Speaking at the commissioning events, TCN Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz said the substations upgrade would significantly improve power transmission in Lagos State.
At the Apapa Road 132/33kV Transmission Substation where two new 60MVA GIS Substation were commisioned, Engr. Abdulaziz said the upgrade would significantly increase the quantum of bulk power available to Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) for onward distribution to customers in Apapa Causeway, Ijora, Amukoko, Ajegunle, Apapa Wharf, Tin Can Island and other commercial areas within its franchise.
He said the project had also improved the quality of electricity supply while supporting economic activities in one of Lagos’ major industrial corridors.
At Alausa, Abdulaziz said the upgrade, executed by Shanghai Electric Ltd under a World Bank-funded initiative that commenced in January 2021, would provide more stable and reliable electricity to at least 70,000 residents in Alausa and adjoining areas through Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC).
He said the project would also increase the volume of bulk power that TCN could wheel to distribution load centres, thereby strengthening grid stability and improving electricity delivery to consumers.
The TCN managing director said that the four substations projects demonstrated the company’s commitment to modernising Nigeria’s transmission infrastructure, reducing technical losses and building a transmission network capable of meeting the country’s ever growing bulk electricity demand.
He appealed for additional grant support for other critical sections of the transmission network, saying such interventions would enable TCN to sustain and optimise transmission operations nationwide. Abdulaziz commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister of Power Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, the Lagos State Government, JICA, the World Bank, contractors, TCN engineers and other stakeholders for their support in delivering the projects.
He said the upgrades aligned with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the Federal Government’s efforts to achieve a more stable and reliable electricity supply.
The projects, he added, represented progress in strengthening partnerships and expanding the capacity of the transmission network to support economic growth in Lagos and across Nigeria.