The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it will soon upgrade the Yobe Power Transmission Substation and expand its capacity to make electricity more readily available in the area.
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this while on an inspection visit to the Yobe power transmission substation on Wednesday in Damaturu.
According to reports, Aliyu who was represented by Sule Abdulazeez, the MD/CEO Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), said with the recent demand for electricity in the area shows that the station does not have the capacity to supply power to Maiduguri, Borno state.
The minister added that at the end of the project which would begin soon, all other places in the area would have improved power supply. Aliyu also commended the security agents for their tireless effort to secure the facility.
Newsmen earlier reported that President Buhari commissioned the 330/132/33KV transmission substation in Feb. 2019 in Damaturu, Yobe State capital.
