FG commissions six substations in Kano, Katsina, adding 640MW to grid
- Four substations in Kano added 544MW and two in Katsina added 96MW.
- The Ministry of Power said the projects were commissioned during the week.
- The capacity boosts transmission, not generation, so supply gains depend on available power.
The Federal Government has commissioned six transmission substations in Kano and Katsina states, adding 640 megawatts of transmission capacity to the national grid.
The Ministry of Power announced the projects in a statement on Saturday, October 24, 2026, after commissioning ceremonies held during the week.
Four substations at Walalambe, Kumbotso, Dakata and Dan-Agundi in Kano State added 544MW of wheeling capacity. In Katsina, two 60 MVA, 132/33 kilovolt substations in Kankia Local Government Area added 96MW.
What it means for residents
The new capacity is meant to help the grid move and deliver more of the electricity that is available to distribution companies and their customers in the two states.
But the projects add transmission capacity, not generation. How much extra power reaches homes and businesses will still depend on what generating plants produce and on the strength of the distribution networks downstream.
At the Kankia commissioning on Friday, October 23, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, linked the projects to President Bola Tinubu's power sector reforms.
"Mr. President's Renewed Hope Agenda recognizes that economic ambition requires dependable infrastructure," Tegbe said.
He said investment in electricity infrastructure would support business expansion, jobs and economic growth, and asked residents to guard the facilities against vandalism.
"Report suspicious activities promptly to the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, or security agencies," he said.
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda called the project a landmark investment in the state's power infrastructure. He said steady electricity could drive industrial development, economic growth and better public services, and thanked the President, the Ministry of Power and TCN for delivering it.
Officials from the Ministry of Power, TCN, the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and members of the Katsina State Executive Council attended the ceremony.
Wider push on transmission
The commissioning is part of a broader drive to fix bottlenecks in the transmission network, which has limited how much power can reach distribution companies and end users.
Tegbe said new transformers at Apapa, Ijora, Alausa and Lekki had unlocked 672MW, while a 300 MVA transformer at Katampe added 240MW, according to the ministry's figures.
The government is also running a pilot for 24-hour electricity along the Lagos corridor under its proposed 24/7 Energy Zones, with the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano and Enugu–Port Harcourt corridors named as possible areas for expansion.
On metering, 707,765 electricity meters were installed in the first half of 2026, up 71% from 412,792 in the same period of 2025. More than 4.8 million active registered customers were still unmetered at the end of June.
What happens next: The test for Kano and Katsina residents will be whether the added capacity translates into steadier supply at home and in their businesses.
