A TECHNICAL REPORT

ON

STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

UNDERTAKEN AT

KADUNA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (KADECO), KADUNA,

KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

BY

LAWAL SUNUSI

KASU/20/PHY/1059

SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, FACULTY OF

SCIENCE, KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE

NIGERIA.

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD

OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE (B.Sc.) IN PHYSICS

JANUARY, 2025

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 CERTIFICATION
I, LAWAL SUNUSI, certify that this industrial report was written by me under the supervision

of DR.ISMAIL LAKIN from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kaduna State

University.

_______________________ ______________________
DR.ISMAIL LAKIN Sign/Date
(Supervisor)

__________________________ ______________________
Mal. Ismail Magaji Sign/Date
(Departmental SIWES coordinator)

__________________________ ________________________
Dr. Alhassan Shuaibu Sign/Date
(Head of Department)

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 DEDICATION

This report is dedicated to Almighty ALLAH my creator, for his protection and provision
throughout the period of training.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I acknowledge with appreciation the following bodies and individuals for their immense
contributions and timely responses to my SIWES program that have highly and
undoubtedly facilitated the success and smooth running of the scheme. My SIWES
Supervisor Dr.Ismail Lakin, my departmental SIWES coordinator Mal. Ismail Magaji,
My departmental H O D Dr. Muhammad munnir aliyu. Thank you all for your support,
encouragement, and strict supervision that have caused the success and quality of my
Siwes program.

I cannot and will never forget the contributions of my family members, friends, and all
my course mates, I acknowledge all your efforts, commitment, and concern toward the
success of my SIWES at home and on campus.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i
Dedication ii
Certification iii
Acknowledgment iv
Table of Contents v
Abstract vii

CHAPTER ONE: THE STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

1.0 The Student Industrial Work Experience (SIWES) 1

1.1 The Need for SIWES 2

CHAPTER TWO: KADUNA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (KEDCO)

2.0 History of Establishment 3

2.1 Mission of the Company 4

2.2 Vision of the Company 4

2.3 Kaduna Electric 4

2.4 Distribution (11 Companies) 5

2.5 Generation (6 Companies) 5

2.6 Transmission (1 Company) 5

CHAPTER THREE: SECTION(S) AND VARIOUS ACTIVITIES PERFORMED

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3.0 Engineering Department 6

3.1 Safety 6

3.2 Power Cable Technician (PCT) 9

3.3 Power Service Technician (PST) 11

3.4 Protection and Testing (P&T) 12

3.5 Circuit Breakers 12

3.6 33/11kv kinkinau Injection Substation Control Room 13

3.7 Transformer 13

CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

4.0 Conclusion 19

4.1 Recommendations 19

4.2 Reference 20

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 ABSTRACT

The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme established by the Federal Government of

Nigeria was aimed at exposing students of higher institutions to acquire industrial skills and

practical experience in their approved courses of study and also to prepare the students for

the industrial work situation that they are likely to meet after graduation. This technical

report is based on the experiences gained during my six months of industrial training at

Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO), Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. I was

opportune to work in Three (3) sections, which are: Control Room, Safety, Lines. These

sections exposed me to the safety precautions, rules, and regulations, and the various test

analyses. Finally, this report also describes the activities carried out, the experience gained

and the problems encountered during the period of my training.

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