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Major transformers and other required substation equipment had been delivered and stored at the site pending installation.","Abdulaziz also described a separate Katsina–Malumfashi project via Kurfi, Dutsin-ma and Kankara, with substations being developed along the route. He said a major transformer had been installed and connected at Kankia, while Mashi land had been secured and construction awaited completion of compensation payments. The report gives no overall completion date or indication that these projects are already energised."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:55:16+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"NG","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"project","label":{"ar":"المشروع","de":"Projekt","en":"Project","es":"Proyecto","fr":"Projet","pt":"Projeto","tr":"Proje"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"reported_stage","label":{"ar":"المرحلة المعلنة","de":"Gemeldeter Stand","en":"Reported stage","es":"Etapa comunicada","fr":"Étape rapportée","pt":"Etapa informada","tr":"Bildirilen aşama"},"language":"en","type":"text"}],"description":{"ar":"المشاريع ومراحلها المعلنة كما نقلها المدير العام لـTCN إلى VON.","de":"Projekte und gemeldete Bauphasen laut dem Geschäftsführer von TCN gegenüber VON.","en":"Projects and reported stages described by TCN’s managing director to VON.","es":"Proyectos y etapas descritos por el director general de TCN a VON.","fr":"Projets et étapes indiquées par le directeur général de la TCN à VON.","pt":"Projetos e etapas relatadas pelo diretor-geral da TCN à VON.","tr":"Şirket genel müdürünün VON’a aktardığı projeler ve kaynakta belirtilen aşamalar."},"id":"tcn-katsina-transmission-works","methodology":{"ar":"المراحل منسوبة إلى المدير العام لـTCN في تقرير VON بتاريخ 6 أكتوبر. ولا يذكر اكتمال المشاريع ككل؛ أما محول كانكيا فقيل إنه رُكّب ووُصل، مع بقاء التشغيل الرسمي لاحقاً.","de":"Bauphasen laut Aussage des Geschäftsführers von TCN im Bericht von VON vom 6. Oktober. Für die Gesamtprojekte wird keine Fertigstellung behauptet; lediglich der Transformator in Kankia wird als installiert und angeschlossen gemeldet, während die Inbetriebnahme noch bevorsteht.","en":"Stages are attributed to TCN’s managing director in VON’s 6 October report. Completion is not claimed for the overall projects; only the Kankia transformer is reported installed and connected, with commissioning still upcoming.","es":"Las etapas se atribuyen al director general de TCN en el informe de VON del 6 de octubre. No se afirma que los proyectos estén terminados; solo se dice que el transformador de Kankia está instalado y conectado, pendiente de puesta en servicio.","fr":"Les étapes sont attribuées au directeur général de la TCN dans le reportage de VON du 6 octobre. Le reportage ne dit pas que les projets sont achevés ; seul le transformateur de Kankia est indiqué comme installé et raccordé, sa mise en service restant à venir.","pt":"Etapas atribuídas ao diretor-geral da TCN na reportagem da VON de 6 de outubro. Não se afirma que os projetos como um todo estejam concluídos; somente o transformador de Kankia é descrito como instalado e conectado, com o comissionamento ainda por ocorrer.","tr":"Aşamalar VON’un 6 Ekim’de yayımladığı haberde TCN genel müdürüne atfedilen bilgilerdir. Tamamlanma iddiası yalnız Kankia trafosu için kurulup bağlandığına ilişkin ifadeyle sınırlıdır; diğer çalışmaların durumu haberde ayrı ayrı doğrulanmıyor."},"rows":[{"project":"330 kV Kano–Katsina transmission line and Katsina substation","reported_stage":"Construction advancing; key substation equipment delivered and stored at site."},{"project":"Katsina–Malumfashi route via Kurfi, Dutsin-ma and Kankara","reported_stage":"TCN says it is executing the project and developing substations at four locations."},{"project":"Kankia substation transformer","reported_stage":"Installed and connected; commissioning described as forthcoming."},{"project":"Mashi substation","reported_stage":"Land secured; construction to begin after compensation is completed."}],"sourceUrls":["https://von.gov.ng/tcn-begins-major-kano-katsina-330kv-transmission-project/"],"title":{"ar":"مشاريع نقل الكهرباء التابعة لـTCN في كاتسينا","de":"Übertragungsprojekte von TCN in Katsina","en":"TCN transmission projects in 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