Nigeria Moves To Sell Electricity To Four West African Countries

Nigeria is in talks with four West African countries expected to
buy unused electricity from it.

The deal will be done through a planned $570 million Northcore
Power Transmission Line.

The acting Managing Director of the Transmission Company of
Nigeria (TCN) and Chairman, Executive Board of the West African
Power Pool (WAPP), Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, stated this on
Wednesday during the WAPP meeting on the Northcore project in
Abuja.

According to Daily Trust, about 2,000 megawatts (MW) of
electricity is said to be unutilised daily across the Generation
Companies (GenCos) in Nigeria and could be exported.

“The power we will be selling is the power that is not needed in
Nigeria. These generators that are going to supply power to this
transmission line are going to generate that power specifically for
this project. So it is unutilised power,” Abdulaziz said.

He also noted that Nigeria is expecting new generators to
participate in the energy export for the 875 kilometre 330
kilovolts Northcore transmission line from Nigeria through Niger,
Togo, Benin to Burkina Faso.

“In addition, there are some communities that are under the line
route, about 611 of them which will be getting power so that there
won’t be just a transmission line passing without impact.”
The project is funded by World Bank, French Development Council and
the African Development Bank.

Speaking on the benefits, the WAPP chairman noted, “Nigeria has
the greatest advantage among these countries because the
electricity is going to be exported from Nigerian GenCos. So from
that, the revenue is going to be enhanced and a lot of people will
be employed in Nigeria.”

The Secretary General of WAPP, Siengui Appolinaire Ki, said:
“The cost is about $570 million and the part of the investment in
each country is funded by the country and they are supported by the
donors, and Nigeria is taking its own.”

He also said the funding agreement is ready as they await the
disbursement.

Nigeria battles with poor power supply which affects its
productivity and the general economy, so many Nigerians often ask
the government to boost its transmission capacity so that unused
electricity can be utilised by the country instead of selling such
to other nations.

Nigeria reportedly has the potential to generate 12,522 MW of
electric power from existing plants but only able to dispatch
around 4,000 MW, which is insufficient for a country of about
million people.

Nigeria is in talks with four West African countries expected to
buy unused electricity from it.

The deal will be done through a planned $570 million Northcore
Power Transmission Line.

The acting Managing Director of the Transmission Company of
Nigeria (TCN) and Chairman, Executive Board of the West African
Power Pool (WAPP), Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, stated this on
Wednesday during the WAPP meeting on the Northcore project in
Abuja.

According to Daily Trust, about 2,000 megawatts (MW) of
electricity is said to be unutilised daily across the Generation
Companies (GenCos) in Nigeria and could be exported.

“The power we will be selling is the power that is not needed in
Nigeria. These generators that are going to supply power to this
transmission line are going to generate that power specifically for
this project. So it is unutilised power,” Abdulaziz said.

He also noted that Nigeria is expecting new generators to
participate in the energy export for the 875 kilometre 330
kilovolts Northcore transmission line from Nigeria through Niger,
Togo, Benin to Burkina Faso.

“In addition, there are some communities that are under the line
route, about 611 of them which will be getting power so that there
won’t be just a transmission line passing without impact.”
The project is funded by World Bank, French Development Council and
the African Development Bank.

Speaking on the benefits, the WAPP chairman noted, “Nigeria has
the greatest advantage among these countries because the
electricity is going to be exported from Nigerian GenCos. So from
that, the revenue is going to be enhanced and a lot of people will
be employed in Nigeria.”

The Secretary General of WAPP, Siengui Appolinaire Ki, said:
“The cost is about $570 million and the part of the investment in
each country is funded by the country and they are supported by the
donors, and Nigeria is taking its own.”

He also said the funding agreement is ready as they await the
disbursement.

Nigeria battles with poor power supply which affects its
productivity and the general economy, so many Nigerians often ask
the government to boost its transmission capacity so that unused
electricity can be utilised by the country instead of selling such
to other nations.

Nigeria reportedly has the potential to generate 12,522 MW of
electric power from existing plants but only able to dispatch
around 4,000 MW, which is insufficient for a country of about
million people.