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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is working to complete the Nigerian section of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) North Core 330kV Interconnection Project and prepare its connection to the national grid, as the regional project has surpassed 75 per cent of overall completion.
The project links Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Togo. The milestone was highlighted at the opening of the 8th Joint Supervision Mission of the project’s financing partners, held in Abuja.
Participating countries and development partners used the mission to review progress, examine outstanding implementation challenges, and explore measures to accelerate completion of the remaining works.
It was disclosed that in Nigeria, work is ongoing to complete the 330kV transmission line and to prepare for its connection to the national grid, in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
The chairman of the WAPP executive board and the managing director/chief executive officer of TCN, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, said sustained cooperation, timely decision-making and continued commitment from all stakeholders were needed as the project nears its final implementation phase.
The WAPP secretary general, Abdoulaye Dia, represented by the director of Planning, Investment Programming and Environmental Safeguards (PIPES), Kodjo Afidegnon, said the project was of strategic importance for regional electricity integration.
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