FGN Power Company in collaboration with Siemens Energy yesterday successfully commissioned a 63MVA, 132/33kV mobile substation at the Eleyele transmission substation in Ibadan, Oyo state, marking a key step in the implementation of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).
This new substation will significantly improve the transmission wheeling capacity by 50.4MW, directly benefiting households and businesses in Eleyele and its environs, a statement by Bolaji Tunji, spokesman to Nigeria’s Power Minister, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, stated.
By providing a more reliable and efficient power supply, the substation, it said, will lead to improved electricity supply for the community, while the mobile substation at Eleyele has enabled the radiation of more feeders to Apete, Ologun-Eru, The Polytechnic Ibadan, Sango and Bodija, fostering opportunities for new businesses.
