Building Cleaner, Safer Infrastructure: The Environmental Side of Abuja's New Kuje/Wumba/Lokogoma Substations
Focus: Environmental & Safety Perspective | Kuje/Wumba/Lokogoma, FCT Abuja | 5km 132kV Underground XLPE | Oil Containment + Fire Safety | TCN June 2022 High-voltage substations are rarely thought of as environmental projects. But the design choices made at Kuje and Wumba/Lokogoma show how grid infrastructure can reduce its footprint and support a cleaner energy future. Substations are the unglamorous workhorses of the power system. They do not generate electricity, yet way they are designed and built has real environmental and safety consequences. The Kuje/Wumba/Lokogoma Substations Project, delivered by ICC for Transmission Company of Nigeria and certified complete in June 2022, offers useful case study. Going underground — 5km XLPE avoids towers and cleared corridors. (1k/low) Going Underground: 5km of 132kV XLPE Cable One of project's most significant environmental features is approximately 5 km of 132kV underground XLPE cable connecting New Apo Substation to new Wu...