Commissioning Ceremony for the upgraded Apapa Road Substation
held in Lagos, Nigeria

On August 17, 2026, the commissioning ceremony was held in the Apapa Road Substation, which

was rehabilitated and upgraded by the "Project for Emergency Rehabilitation and Reinforcement of

Lagos Transmission Substations," under Japanese government grant aid.

The ceremony was attended by Hitoshi Kozaki, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Embassy of

Japan in Nigeria; Keiji Ishigame, Chief Representative of the JICA Nigeria Office; Joseph

Olasunkanmi Tegbe, Minister of Power for the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and Sule Ahmed

Abdulaziz, Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria. (Akihiko Ichikawa, President

of Takaoka Engineering Co., Ltd. attended the ceremony on behalf of the company.)

Takaoka Engineering Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Akihiko Ichikawa;

hereinafter "TEC"), a subsidiary company of Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Koto-ku, Tokyo;

President: Takashi Ichinose), formed a consortium with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Head Office:

Nagoya, Aichi; President and CEO: Toshimitsu Imai) and signed a contract with Nigeria's Ministry of

Power in March 2023 for the "Project for Emergency Rehabilitation and Reinforcement of Lagos

Transmission Substations." TEC collectively handled all EPC-related work, including engineering,

civil and construction works, procurement, and installation of electrical equipment, as well as

maintenance and operational training in collaboration with partner companies from multiple countries.

This project aims to improve the stability and reliability of power supply to port facilities, including

Lagos Port, Nigeria's largest port, and surrounding industrial areas by upgrading the substation

equipment at the Apapa Road Substation, a core power facility in Lagos, Nigeria's economic center.

In addition to helping build the foundation for high-quality economic growth, this project will

contribute to promoting sustainable economic activities in the surrounding areas, including Japanese

companies operating locally. It is also expected to contribute to the improvement of living standards

and the development of local communities.

TEC will continue to actively expand business operations across Africa, where ongoing growth is

expected. The company remains committed to enhancing living standards and economic development

through power infrastructure projects encompassing transmission, substations, distribution, and

generation.

Front row, from left: Akihiko Ichikawa (TEC)

Third from left: Keiji Ishigame, Chief Representative (JICA Nigeria Office)

Fourth from left: Katsuhisa Higuchi, Group Leader (Toyota Tsusho Corporation)

Fifth from the left: Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, Minister (Ministry of Power)

Sixth from the left: Hitoshi Kozaki, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

(Embassy of Japan in Nigeria)

Eighth from left: Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, Managing Director

(Transmission Company of Nigeria)

*EPC: Abbreviation for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction

Federal Republic of Nigeria - Key Facts

・ Land area: 923,773 km² (approximately 2.5 times the size of Japan)

・ Population: Approximately 232.68 million (2024, World Bank)

・ Gross national income (GNI) per capita: US$1,250 (2024, World Bank)