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Tuesday, 02 December, 2008 03:56 am
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| Power: ‘19,000 Megawatts Realisable by 2011’ |
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| Written by Sufuyan Ojeifo in Abuja | ||||||
| Thursday, 07 August 2008 | ||||||
     If there is availability of gas and funds, 19,000 megawatts of electricity could be generated for national consumption by 2011, the Ministry of Energy (Power) has assured the Senate. Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy said in its annual report, obtained by THISDAY, that the Ministry projected a minimum of 16,000 megawatts and a maximum of 19,000 megawatts, going by the present state of the thermal plants which required substantial volume of gas to power. The report, signed by the Committee Chairman, Senator Nicholas Ugbane and submitted to the Senate, quoted the Minister of State for Energy (Power), Hajiya Fatima Balaraba Ibrahim to have said that as part of the short term projections for the power sector, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua had constituted ìa Committee for Accelerated Power supply with a mandate to realize 6,000 megawatts within 18 months through addressing poor power generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. The Senate Committee said in the report that the Minister informed it that with the completion of some of the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) by the end of 2008, about 2, 500 megawatts would be injected into the system. "What was generated and available for use now was 2,300 megawatts; however, before the end of the year, Agip will generate 480, Shell (420), ABB (500) and Ibom Power Plant will also provide some megawatts. "The Ministry explained that if the plants are rehabilitated, they would be able to generate only about 4,650 megawatts instead of the projected 6,000 megawatts," the Committee said in the 12-page report. This, it said, the Ministry attributed to "the nature of the plant (thermal), which required substantial volume of gas to power them," adding, "The Ministry projected that by 2011, 16,000 megawatts could be generated, though 19,000 megawatts could be done if there was no gas problem." The Senate Committee observed that the power sector was facing serious problems of finance and infrastructure and advised that the federal Government should embark on a process f gradual withdrawal from the sector as a participant and assume the role of a regulator.  Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail
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