Construction works has resumed at the site of the 700 megawatts (MW) Zungeru power plant in Niger State, after the federal government facilitated an out of court settlement by parties involved in the dispute, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said.



The minister disclosed this while delivering a lecture titled Nigeria’s Electricity Challenge: A roadmap for change, at a public lecture in Lagos yesterday.

Fashola explained that although the project which was held up in court for several years, is now three years behind, the dispute has been resolved, parties are out of court and over 800 workers are back on site.

While noting that this would deliver incremental power, he added that government is working to consider alternative and sustainable fuel supply to the 215MW plant in Kaduna which was designed to use gas, but is located several hundred kilometers away from gas sources, stressing that government has resolved never to site power plants far away from their fuel source.

“To achieve this, we are working round-the-clock within the ministry, and with other ministries like Solid Minerals, Water Resources and Ministry of Environment, to deliver an energy mix that will assist power production, investors and all stakeholders on how to site solar power in the North, hydro power in the North and North-Central, coal in the North Central and South East and gas in the South-West and South-South.

“This is our roadmap to incremental power, because it not only makes the power cheaper, if the fuel is nearer, but it makes it easier to plan and execute transmission plan, to ensure the power is evacuated and distributed,” he said.

Other imminent power sources listed by the minister as important to the quest for incremental power include the 40MW Kasimbilla power plant, the Katsina 10 MW wind and the 222 MW Gbarain plant in Bayelsa State.

He added that “There are also those who just require gas to operate and deliver full power such as the AES 240 MW plant in Lagos, the Geregu I and II plants in Kogi state where four turbines of 115 MW each simply do not have gas, the Omotosho and Olorunsogo power plants where only three turbines out of 12 turbines are working, and with the supply of gas we can increase power from the present 160MW to over 600MW,” Fashola stated.

Speaking further on the roadmap for incremental power, the minister stated that there are also plans by this administration to complete about 2,100 inherited rural electricity projects which should have been completed by law since 2006.





Credit: Leadership. 06-05-2016

http://leadership.ng/business/524012/construction-700mw-zungeru-power-plant-resumes-fashola

Nice one... let the change begin

good news

So, the Change was waiting for Baba's signature on the budget?

Some of us actually opined that once the budget is signed, the economy will experience more life. I'm confident that the next one to two months will herald more good news.

DropShot:
So, the Change was waiting for Baba's signature on the budget?

Change needs financial backing. The country has been operating on a supplemental budget based on GEJ's shoe string budget.

Fashola for President (2023-2031). Wailers can continue to wail

I hear

Way to go!

Baba is already enroute delivering at least 10,000 MW of power. Good enough for a start.

So basically, we can get roughly 3050+3050+700+? (This is assuming that they follow through with both the Mambilla Power Plant and the other Taraba one).

I got my hopes high cos Baba Fash got this!

The man should offer free deliverance sessions, cos he always delivers!

I thought Omotosho power plant is hydro-powered.

Well, here are good dreams, I wish and pray this Government succeed in their effort to make all these a reality.

Nigeeia will b a better country for it if d Buhari administration can fully focus on delivering an adequate power supply to d people of Nigeria bcus it will boost business activities in d country

Keep on the good work my man, your enemies will confess by 2017.

UAE123:
Nigeeia will b a better country for it if d Buhari administration can fully focus on delivering an adequate power supply to d people of Nigeria bcus it will boost business activities in d country

You've said it all

This kind of news makes me glad.
thumbs up Fashola.

Sentiment aside, has anybody noticed that Fashola hasn't introduced any initiative on power improvement apart from recycling existing roadmap which he and other APC leaders (including Buhari) roundly condemned in the past? Having accused the last govt of awarding power projects to its cronies, one would have expected this govt to embark on massive review of the power contracts toward fast tracking electricity improvement but alas, it's déjà vu. Well, we know Buhari can't touch the owners of the GENCOs and DISCOs. Na only Dasuki, Deziani, Obanikoro FFK etc dem fit probe.

FOLYKAZE:
I thought Omotosho power plant is hydro-powered.

Well, here are good dreams, I wish and pray this Government succeed in their effort to make all these a reality.

No, It's gas-powered!

The last regime started numerous project in a bid to campaign with them. Lots of such project with low completion % but high payment %. God will see us through.

OLADD:
Sentiment aside, has anybody noticed that Fashola hasn't introduced any initiative on power improvement apart from recycling existing roadmap which he and other APC leaders (including Buhari) roundly condemned in the past? Having accused the last govt of awarding power projects to its cronies, one would have expected this govt to embark on massive review of the power contracts toward fast tracking electricity improvement but alas, it's déjà vu. Well, we know Buhari can't touch the owners of the GENCOs and DISCOs. Na only Dasuki, Deziani, Obanikoro FFK etc dem fit probe.

That's not true. Watch this space in a few days.

There is no light in my area in Akure for the past One year o


Help needed..

OLADD:
Sentiment aside, has anybody noticed that Fashola hasn't introduced any initiative on power improvement apart from recycling existing roadmap which he and other APC leaders (including Buhari) roundly condemned in the past? Having accused the last govt of awarding power projects to its cronies, one would have expected this govt to embark on massive review of the power contracts toward fast tracking electricity improvement but alas, it's déjà vu. Well, we know Buhari can't touch the owners of the GENCOs and DISCOs. Na only Dasuki, Deziani, Obanikoro FFK etc dem fit probe.

I was expecting your type already. You accuse Fashola of continuation when you should talking about holding the last admin accountable for paying large percentage of project cost but leaving relatively little work on ground for Fashola. By pointing out fashola continuation of Power Sector Roadmap you make it seem as if construction of power plant is a new invention or the average illeterate out there doesn't know we need them in this country.

kayfra:


That's not true. Watch this space in a few days.

What's not true? That Buhari and Fashola ostensibly chose not to probe the power sector because of the bigwigs involved? Tell me another story.

olafum1:
There is no light in my area in Akure for the past One year o


Help needed..

So whose fault is it? Stop making up stories and tell us your area. I am sure people will debunk that wicked lie in no time.

OLADD:
Sentiment aside, has anybody noticed that Fashola hasn't introduced any initiative on power improvement apart from recycling existing roadmap which he and other APC leaders (including Buhari) roundly condemned in the past? Having accused the last govt of awarding power projects to its cronies, one would have expected this govt to embark on massive review of the power contracts toward fast tracking electricity improvement but alas, it's déjà vu. Well, we know Buhari can't touch the owners of the GENCOs and DISCOs. Na only Dasuki, Deziani, Obanikoro FFK etc dem fit probe.

Not true, and will it be fair if those project was abandone because it was started by the previous govt. Like wike abandone the monorail because it was started by ameachi?

malton:


No, It's gas-powered!

Pls educate me.

Why is the plant turbine built inside Oluwa river?

FOLYKAZE:


Pls educate me.

Why is the plant turbine built inside Oluwa river?

Because power plants use water for cooling.

malton:


Because power plants use water for cooling.

Thanks

Standing5:
I was expecting your type already. You accuse Fashola of continuation when you should talking about holding the last admin accountable for paying large percentage of project cost but leaving relatively little work on ground for Fashola. By pointing out fashola continuation of Power Sector Roadmap you make it seem as if construction of power plant is a new invention or the average illeterate out there doesn't know we need them in this country.

Pls point to any part of my posts both past and current where I accused Fashola of continuing with existing projects other than picking him up on inability to initiate new initiatives to fastrack the power re-engineering process. If you had read my post before criticising, you would have noticed the part where I dressed him down on failure to review the existing power roadmap having condemned it in the past. Read carefully before reacting pls.

But where is lalasticlala sef

OLADD:
Sentiment aside, has anybody noticed that Fashola hasn't introduced any initiative on power improvement apart from recycling existing roadmap which he and other APC leaders (including Buhari) roundly condemned in the past? Having accused the last govt of awarding power projects to its cronies, one would have expected this govt to embark on massive review of the power contracts toward fast tracking electricity improvement but alas, it's déjà vu. Well, we know Buhari can't touch the owners of the GENCOs and DISCOs. Na only Dasuki, Deziani, Obanikoro FFK etc dem fit probe.

Lack of continuity has been our bane, are you saying he should abandon the uncompleted ones to start new ones? BTW, he his only 6 months in office.

MrTruth4real:

Not true, and will it be fair if those project was abandone because it was started by the previous govt. Like wike abandone the monorail because it was started by ameachi?

The article says the project was put on hold due to litigations and conflicts among vested stakeholders. Not necessarily intended to be outrightly abandoned.

Why some useless fools are bombing pipelines here and there sensible people are making Nigeria a great place to live ride team change

Better idea. This is better than than the yeye nuclear energy.

OLADD:


Pls point to any part of my posts both past and current where I accused Fashola of continuing with existing projects other than picking him up on inability to initiate new initiatives to fastrack the power re-engineering process. If you had read my post before criticising, you would have noticed the part where I dressed him down on failure to review the existing power roadmap having condemned it in the past. Read carefully before reacting pls.

why not you pick out what's inaccurate in my post. Stop changing stance.