Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2015 2:41:03 GMT
Electricity consumers are in for a better days as the sixth turbine belonging to Egbin Power Plc comes on stream in January, next year.
It will bring the total electricity megawatts to be generated by the plant to 1,320.
Already, five of the six turbines generate about 1,100MW.
But with the rehabilitation work on the sixth turbine billed for completion next month, the plant would be generating 1,320 megawatts of electricity.
Egbin is a national grid plant that is providing power to states across the country.
Minister of Power Babatunde Fashola said the development implies that the plant, for the first time in 20 years, would be producing at its installed capacity of 1,320 megawatts for the benefits of the citizenry.
Speaking in Lagos, during a meeting with the owners of power plant, concerned individuals and groups, Fashola said works were in advance stage to repair the transformer used in powering the sixth turbine.
He added that the idea indicated hope for consumers that have been experienced poor power supply.
According to him, power is a critical infrastructure, which the administration of President Muhammad Buhari has promised to fix alongside others.
Fashola said the Federal Government was aware of the problems, which gas was posing to the power sector, adding that efforts were being made to proffer solution to them.
The company’s chairman, Mr. Kola Adesina, said the new investors in the plant have carried out major overhaul of the facility since taking its over in 2013 after privatisation.
“I know there is gas issue in the power sector. Also, there is problem bordering on the evacuation of electricity from one point to another. What we are doing is that we are planning 2016 budget in such a way that the problems such as gas and electricity evacuation would be solved,” he said.
He added that the plant has moved progressively in terms of power generation, arguing that there was a big difference between what the plant was generating before privatisation and what it was producing presently.
Adesina said the plant now generates over 1,000 megawatts, arguing that the electricity generation used to be lower.
He said the power company’s management did not on its only took the decision to dedicate 220 megawatts of electricity to Lagos, stressing that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stood by the firm when it decided to dedicate energy to Lagos State.
He said Egbin was keeping its vision of electrifying Nigeria, adding that the firm was nominated by stakeholders to be on the committee that was saddled with the responsibility of “Lightening Lagos”
Source :The Nation
It will bring the total electricity megawatts to be generated by the plant to 1,320.
Already, five of the six turbines generate about 1,100MW.
But with the rehabilitation work on the sixth turbine billed for completion next month, the plant would be generating 1,320 megawatts of electricity.
Egbin is a national grid plant that is providing power to states across the country.
Minister of Power Babatunde Fashola said the development implies that the plant, for the first time in 20 years, would be producing at its installed capacity of 1,320 megawatts for the benefits of the citizenry.
Speaking in Lagos, during a meeting with the owners of power plant, concerned individuals and groups, Fashola said works were in advance stage to repair the transformer used in powering the sixth turbine.
He added that the idea indicated hope for consumers that have been experienced poor power supply.
According to him, power is a critical infrastructure, which the administration of President Muhammad Buhari has promised to fix alongside others.
Fashola said the Federal Government was aware of the problems, which gas was posing to the power sector, adding that efforts were being made to proffer solution to them.
The company’s chairman, Mr. Kola Adesina, said the new investors in the plant have carried out major overhaul of the facility since taking its over in 2013 after privatisation.
“I know there is gas issue in the power sector. Also, there is problem bordering on the evacuation of electricity from one point to another. What we are doing is that we are planning 2016 budget in such a way that the problems such as gas and electricity evacuation would be solved,” he said.
He added that the plant has moved progressively in terms of power generation, arguing that there was a big difference between what the plant was generating before privatisation and what it was producing presently.
Adesina said the plant now generates over 1,000 megawatts, arguing that the electricity generation used to be lower.
He said the power company’s management did not on its only took the decision to dedicate 220 megawatts of electricity to Lagos, stressing that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stood by the firm when it decided to dedicate energy to Lagos State.
He said Egbin was keeping its vision of electrifying Nigeria, adding that the firm was nominated by stakeholders to be on the committee that was saddled with the responsibility of “Lightening Lagos”
Source :The Nation