The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Benin Sub-Region, has taken delivery of critical equipment spares and maintenance materials to strengthen grid reliability.

The consignment, received from the TCN Project Monitoring Unit (PMU), in Abuja comprises 330kV and 132kV tripping coils, rapid pressure relays, current transformer (CT) ratio clamps, gantry structures and porcelain insulators.

According to TCN management in a statement on Wednesday, the materials have been offloaded and secured in the sub-region’s store for deployment as required.

The delivery is expected to enhance the sub-region’s capacity to carry out routine and emergency maintenance promptly, reduce downtime and improve reliability of the transmission network.

It will also support more efficient delivery of bulk power to load centres of distribution companies serviced by the region.