
Speaking during the unveiling of the Niger Delta Power
Holding Company Limited Oke-Aro 330/132kV transmission
substation in Lagos yesterday Friday May 15th, Vice
President Namadi Sambo who was represented by the
Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, said The Ikeja
Electricity Distribution Company and Eko Electricity
Distribution Company account for over 40% of power
consumption in Nigeria.
He said this was understandable from the fact that Lagos,
which used to be the country’s capital remained Nigeria’s
commercial and industrial hub with a large concentration of
industries in Lagos state and Ogun State. Oke-Aro is situated
in a border line between Lagos and Ogun states.
“Prior to the advent of Oke-Aro substation, there were
only three 330/132/33kV substations in Lagos. One of
these three is Ikeja West 330/132/33kV substation which
was the major marshalling point for all power plants that
flow their generation into Lagos, and this development
had thrown the state into a state of great congestion with
limited space for safe expansion of capacity for increased
flows into Lagos and environs.
“All the 330kV power lines from the Benin and Oshogbo
330kV hubs of the national grid, which were also serving
as evacuation lines for NIPP new power plants at
Omotosho as well as Olorunsogo, terminated there. Even
330kV evacuation lines for older major power plants such
as Egbin in Lagos also terminated at Ikeja West.”
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