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KEDCO To Build Safe Grid: Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has put in place a novel partnership for an initial investment of $100 million to develop a 100MW “Safe Grid” for Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, to provide 24-hour power supply to key customers in the states.
The grid will serve industries, commercial hubs, and critical government infrastructure, eliminating reliance on the national grid.
This agreement was written in a statement signed by corporate communications KEDCO Sani Bala Sani and made available to newsmen.
He said “KEDCO To Build Safe Grid. This development is due to the lingering effects of the challenges the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is currently facing in supplying energy to our franchise area.”
“KEDCO is still receiving less than half of its allocation from the grid, which has caused great disruptions for our valued customers, institutions, and businesses while challenging our company’s financial performance.”
Sani went on to say that the ‘Safe Grid’ will be powered by embedded electricity generation in KEDCO’s network to ensure energy security within the network and eliminate the risks associated with absolute dependence on the grid such as unreliability and total blackouts.
This will enable key industries and socio-economic activities to thrive in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States while safeguarding jobs and competitiveness in our network.
The project will build the first 20MW power plant with Utilita under an Emergency Project valued at $20 million and will be operational by the end of this year to begin supply for the “Safe Grid”.
The Generation units are already available and KEDCO is accelerating project development ahead of installation and commissioning in the Tamburawa area.
KEDCO says it will also purchase electricity for the “Safe Grid” from the 10MW Haske Solar Power Plant (built by the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI).
Also includes the 16MW combined capacities from Tiga and Challawa Hydroelectric power projects built by the Kano State Government.
This brings the total initial supply in the ‘Safe Grid’ to 46MW.
Furthermore, KEDCO is discussing with the Federal Ministry of Power to take over and complete the 10MW Katsina Wind Farm project and supply it into the ‘Safe Grid’.
A further 54MW will be supplied through additional power plant projects using Gas and Solar.
A new parallel distribution grid architecture is being built to take this ‘Safe Grid’ to all key locations and supply areas in the Franchise Area (Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa) starting from Kano State. ‘Safe Grid’ is already connecting the Dawanau International Grain Market through a dedicated 40km line (90% completed), conceived and executed by KEDCO and its core investor – Future Energies Africa (FEA).
KEDCO is engaging and partnering with the State Governments to determine the “Safe Grid” supply locations that will ensure the most economic value for its citizens, focusing on enhancing and securing jobs in industries, agro-processing, and commercial hubs, and safeguarding supply to critical Government Infrastructure.
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