Nigeria Upgrades Four Lagos Substations to Boost Power Capacity

The Government of Nigeria commissioned upgraded transmission facilities at four major substations in Lagos—Ijora, Apapa Road, Alausa, and Lekki—to increase the state's bulk power supply. The upgrades add approximately 360 megawatts of transmission capacity, replacing infrastructure over 25 years old with new power transformers and modern gas-insulated switchgear.

At the Ijora facility, capacity increased from 90MVA to 230MVA, while the Apapa Road facility tripled its capacity from 60MVA to 180MVA. These specific improvements provide additional bulk power to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company for critical commercial hubs including Tin Can Island and Apapa Wharf. Further upgrades at Alausa and Lekki are projected to benefit 70,000 and 100,000 customers respectively, serving both residential and industrial consumers via the Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies.

Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe stated the investments are part of a broader strategy to remove structural bottlenecks and increase national wheeling capacity to 6,000MW by the end of the year, supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's goal of a one trillion-dollar economy. The projects were executed by Shanghai Electric Group with financial support from the World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.