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TCN commissions 66MVA 132/33kV Power Transformers to Boost Electricity Supply In a bid to ensure further expansion of grid capacity, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has completed the installation and commissioning into service of two 66MVA 132/33kV power transformers in its Katampe and Alagbon Transmission stations in Abuja and Lagos respectively. In a statement signed by its Assistant General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, she said that the 132kV voltage level section of the Katampe Substation which operates with 2x 60MVA capacity transformers, has in the past weeks been functioning with only one 60MVA 132/33kV power transformer because the second one developed an internal fault that necessitated its replacement. This according to her has resulted in load shedding
in areas like Gwarimpa, Jabi, Lifecamp, Maitama and Wuse 2, from 1st March to 10th April, 2017. In her words, "With the successful installation and energizing of a 66MVA 132/33kV power transformer at Katampe by TCN engineers, on Tuesday, 11th of April 2017, the bulk load wheeling capacity of the transmission substation at 132kV voltage level increased from 120MVA to 126MVA. "This means that the substation now has the capability to wheel power at full capacity to distribution load centers. Also, with the installation and commissioning of a 66MVA 132/33kV power transformer in Alagbon Transmission station,
Ikoyi, last week, the station now has a total of 3x60MVA and 2x66MVA power transformers, bringing the total capacity of the substation to 312MVA on 132kV voltage level. "Consequently there has been improved power supply to Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Dolfin Estate and Marina in Lagos State", she added. She however reiterated its resolve of the company to continue to further expand its grid capacity, to ensure that it continues to efficiently move bulk electricity from generating companies to distribution companies nationwide.
Europe’s Largest Recruitment Firm, Coberon Chronos Group Extends its Recruitment Business into the Nigerian Market
Chronos Consulting has extended its recruitment, payrolling, contracting , RPO and software services into Nigeria with a fully staffed operation in Lagos. Working in partnership with Oil & Gas Republic the Group already has over 2,000 vacancies in the oil and gas sector and over 1,000 vacancies in other key sectors of the Nigerian economy. Here are a few areas in which Oil & Gas Republic and the Coberon Chronos Group are active: Oil and Gas Nigeria is the 13th largest producer of petroleum in the world according to recent report and was the world's fourth-largest exporter of LNG in 2015, and the leading oil producer in Africa. (The country joined OPEC in 1971). Petroleum plays a large role in the Nigerian economy, accounting for 40% of GDP and 80% of Government earnings. The Niger Delta Nembe Creek Oil Field was discovered in 1973 and produces from middle Miocene deltaicsandstone-shale in an anticline structural trap at a depth of 2–4 km. Chronos Consulting and Oil & Gas Republic are experienced in offeringservices to the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
Telecommunications Nigeria has one of the fastest growing telecommunications markets in the world, major emerging market operators (like MTN, Etisalat, Airtel, Globacom etc..) basing their largest and most profitable centres in the country. The government has recently begun expanding this infrastructure to space based communications. Nigeria has several space satellites which are monitored at the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency Headquarters in Abuja. The Chronos Group and Oil & Gas Republic have over 20 years experience in the Telecom sector and work with some of the world's largest telecom providers. Financial Services Nigeria has a highly developed financial services sector, with a mix of local and international banks, asset management companies, brokerage houses, insurance companies and brokers, private equity funds and investment banks. Please feel free to contact either Oil & Gas Republic staff or Chronos Group staff for more information about our services in this sector. Mining/Mineral Resources Nigeria also has a wide array of underexploited mineral resources which include natural gas, coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore,
By Obineme Ndubuisi Micheal limestone,niobium, lead and zinc. Despite huge deposits of these natural resources, the mining industry in Nigeria is still in its infancy. Chronos and Oil & Gas Republic can help you find the correct expertise and staff in Nigeria in this critical sector. Agricultural business Agriculture used to be the principal foreign exchange earner of Nigeria. At one time, Nigeria was the world's largest exporter of groundnuts, cocoa, and palm oil and a significant producer of coconuts, citrus fruits, maize, pearl millet, cassava, yams and sugar cane. About 60% of Nigerians work in the agricultural sector, and Nigeria has vast areas of underutilized arable land. The Chronos Group and Oil & Gas Republic have over 10 year's experience in recruitment for agribusiness projects worldwide. Other sectors It also has a manufacturing industry which includes leather and textiles (centred Kano, Abeokuta, Onitsha, and Lagos), car manufacturing (for the French car manufacturer Peugeot as well as for the English truck manufacturer Bedford, now a subsidiary of General Motors), t-shirts, plastics and processed food.