KEDCO announces improved power supply, pledges to augment grid supply

The management of Kano Electricity Distribution Plc. (KEDCO) has announced an improvement in grid supply, following the successful repair and restoration of the damaged Uguwaji – Apir 330kV Transmission Line 2, which had been out of service since the 21st of October 2024, due to vandalism on the double circuit lines 1 & 2.

A statement by its Head of Corporate Communication, Sani Bala Sani, stated that although line 1 was repaired and restored on 30th October 2024, with load limitation, the restoration of line 2 has enabled KEDCO to pick more load for onward distribution to our valued customers across the franchise states of Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa.

Recall that the Uguwaji—Apir 330kV double circuit transmission lines 1 & 2 have been our alternate source of bulk power following the recent vandalisation of KEDCO’s main sources of bulk power, the 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna lines 1 & 2.

“Therefore, KEDCO is excited to update its customers on the improvement in bulk power transmission to its network, resulting in more hours of supply to their various premises.”

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The statement quoted the Managing Director/CEO of KEDCO, Mal Abubakar Yusuf, that the supply improvement aligns with its partnership with state governments and mini-grid developers to enhance energy security within the network and eliminate absolute dependence on the grid, through embedded generation.

“The company’s core investor, Future Energies Africa (FEA) is determined to enhance the socio-economic standing of the people in the tri-state of our operations, and this will be achieved through accelerated electrification projects to support the current efforts of the federal government and regulator towards sustainable growth of the power sector,” he said.

“With the ongoing ‘Utility 2.0’ and ‘Safe Grid’ projects delivering a combined projected generation of over 100MW, our customers are assured of better energy security and reliability to complement bulk supply from the national grid. We complement the efforts of the Transmission Company of Nigeria. Notwithstanding the push by KEDCO for more embedded generation solutions, we intend to maintain our close relationship and supply from the National Grid through TCN for bulk supply. TCN’s success is all of our success.” He also added.