The Federal government on Monday, said the transmission capacities of Umuahia and Aba transmission sub-stations have been upgraded to boost power supply in Abia and environs.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, said this at the inauguration of the 40MVA 132/33KVA mobile power transformer at Umuahia transmission sub-station.

Fashola said the move was part of the Federal Government’s commitment to boosting the socio-economic growth of the country.

He said the growing population and consequent demand for more power supply made it pertinent to increase the volume of power supplied through the sub-stations in Abia.

Fashola noted that increasing the capacity of Umuahia sub-station would improve electricity supply to Umuahia metropolis and its environs as well as some parts of Imo.

His words: “It is no longer news that our power generation has risen to 7000 MW but the distribution capacity still lags 2000 MW behind. That means we need to expand distribution and transmission support system.”

The minister said the new mobile power transformer installed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) would increase the capacity of the Umuahia transmission sub-station from 80MVA to 120MVA.

According to him, the commissioning of the 60MVA 132/33KVA power transformer in Aba transmission sub-station would also increase the sub-station’s capacity from 147.5MVA to 227.5MVA.

Fashiola said he was in Abia to discover, first hand, the local problems encountered in power supply and to develop solutions.

“Our purpose is to hold the annual monthly meeting with stakeholders to deepen our service to Nigerians with respect to accessing adequate power supply.

“It is also to familiarise ourselves with the power installations and assets that generate, transmit and distribute power in the state,” he said.

In his remarks, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia commended the Federal Government for boosting power supply in Abia.

Ikpeazu said that the actualisation of the socio-economic development of the state and nation at large required a well structured power distribution system.

source
https://www.reportnaija.ng/2018/04/10/fg-commissions-mobile-power-transformers-in-abia/

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Though a federal govt project, but first project commissioning tape cutting by ikpeazu of abia state.

According to d pigs. Dis is gej project

ikpuazu isworking, abia is moving

More than 120 uncompleted power transmission projects (trust me, I am sure of what I'm saying) with a good number of them unfunded in the budget any given year, and this man is here spewing trash?

Let's just say Fashola shouldn't have taken the job.....

hisgrace090:
Though a federal govt project, but first project commissioning tape cutting by ikpeazu of abia state.

Not his achievement if it's an FG project.... Still, he might feel nice to be cutting a ribbon for once!

Wish wan com be mobile transformer again?
Dem go de put am inside shirt pocket?

This Mobile Power Transformers na set up...if Abia people no pay dem go just roll the Mobile Power Transformers away from abia to anoda place

Fashola what happens to all the other power projects captured in last year's budget that haven't even been initiated?

Of course, milk it for all it is worth.

Hopeless incompetents .

will you do the installation of this device ?

ikpeazu should construct roads in Aba, manage dirt probably

IamSINZ:
Fashola what happens to all the other power projects captured in this year's budget that haven't even been initiated?

Do you know what a budget means

Proudlyngwa:


Do you know what a budget means

don’t mind them , the only thing I discovered on social media in Nigeria is that those that wail and criticise this government are the ones that are uneducated, illiterate, half baked graduates, unemployed , lazy , and those mentally sick and traumatised from the defeat of 2015 election

sokera:
don’t mind them , the only thing I discovered on social media in Nigeria is that those that wail and criticise this government are the ones that are uneducated, illiterate, half baked graduates, unemployed , lazy , and those mentally sick and traumatised from the defeat of 2015 election

The unfortunate thing is they are making us look dumb on the international scene.

GavelSlam:
Ironsi's initiative.

Nope, Lord Lugard's

Jeezuzpick:
More than 120 uncompleted power transmission projects (trust me I am sure of what I'm saying) with a good number of them unfunded in the budget any given year, and this man is here spewing trash?

Let's just say Fashola shouldn't have taken the job.....

This is where you lost me...........trust who?

GavelSlam:
Ironsi's initiative.

Keep your leperous sarcasm to yourself , when those in charge of power in other climes are commissioning 10k megawatts wind farms , solar farms and kinetic plants your failed minister is here commissioning criminal mobile transformers not even a mobile substation and you are here applauding him with your sycophancy batteries ...You people dont have conscience .

GavelSlam:


Has the budget been approved by the Senate?

Zombies...



I see you guys have been working extra hard since the dullard announced his reelection dreams

mapet:


This is where you lost me...........trust who?

.....or not!

Doesn't matter.

do you expect pigs to appreciate this?