The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that transmission projects worth more than $1.3 billion, financed by multilateral development partners, are currently underway nationwide.
These initiatives aim to expand grid capacity and enhance power delivery across the country.
Implemented through various Project Management Units, the projects are funded via loans and grants guaranteed by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
They focus on boosting transmission wheeling capacity, strengthening vulnerable corridors, and modernising key infrastructure.
In a document shared with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the TCN emphasized that transmission projects are capital-intensive and require reliable funding to ensure timely completion.
To address financing gaps, TCN noted that it partially depends on support from multilateral agencies, with four dedicated Project Implementation Units currently overseeing various donor-backed initiatives.
Under the World Bank-supported PMU, the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project is valued at $486 million and is focused on reinforcing key transmission lines and substations across the country.
Meanwhile, TCN noted that the African Development Bank is financing the $210 million Nigeria Transmission Expansion Project, a key component of the wider national Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Programme.
“TCN currently has four Project Implementation Units under the PMU. Each of the PIUs undertakes the supervision of the underlisted set of projects funded by each of the financing partners. A. World Bank PMU $486million Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project; Agence Française de Development (AFD) PMU ($170million Abuja Transmission Project) and Northern Corridor Project – $200million.
“(Also, there’s the) African Development Bank (AfDB) PMU ($210million Nigeria Transmission Expansion Project) (and) Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) PMU ($235million Lagos-Ogun Power Transmission Project),” it said.
According to TCN, the NTEP is being implemented across the Northwest, Southeast, and South-South regions, covering Kano, Kaduna, Delta, Edo, Anambra, Imo, and Abia States.
The programme combines brownfield upgrades with greenfield projects, aiming to reinforce existing infrastructure and expand transmission capacity in key growth corridors.
