Critical Infrastructure
VP to tour power project sites slated for commissioning before year end
Jul 29, 2010, 19:36
| | Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo is due to commence the inspection of power project sites at Sapele, Alaoji and Olorunsogo in the first week of August 2010, to ascertain the extent of work preparatory to their completion and commissioning before the end of the year.
He disclosed this on Thursday July 29, in Abuja, during a continuation meeting on hydro power projects which was specifically discussing progress on Mambilla, Zungeru and Gurara phase two projects. The meeting which was in furtherance to FG’s resolve to improve power supply in Nigeria was held at the State House.
The Vice President in his address called for the rehabilitation and upgrading of existing major dams in the country including Shiroro, Kainji and Jebba hydro power stations.
It will be recalled that the committee examined the possibility of generating 675 megawatt of electricity at Sapele, Alaoji and Oloronshogo which were to contribute 225 megawatt of electricity each to the national grid.
The Vice President said the focus of the FG was to look into the contribution of small and medium hydro power potentials in the country. He directed that the committee working on coal potentials in Nigeria be co-opted as part of the power meetings.
The meeting examined two crucial issues bordering on the formal appointment of consultants for supervision and grant of money for advance payment for the contract involving Zungeru and Gurara phase two hydro power projects, to be awarded this year.
Earlier it was observed that an Extra-ministerial committee chaired by Engr. Olapade, set up on April 27 this year and comprising of members from Ministry of Environment, Federal Ministry of Power, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and three co-opted members from the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Nigeria Electricity Energy Commission (NERC) were charged with the responsibility of examining the potentials of establishing a coal power plant.
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