The Federal Government has said the Siemens AG power project which plans to grow Nigeria’s power delivery to 25,000 megawatts will be revived in the first quarter of 2021.

The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, said on Thursday that the German firm, Siemens AG, would begin operations in Nigeria soon and that activities to get the project going would commence in earnest.

Under the Presidential Power Initiative, Siemens is supporting Nigeria to raise electricity capacity to 25,000MW.

But the project has been dragging since an agreement between the German firm and the Federal Government was reached on August 31, 2018 in Abuja.

Nigeria and Germany had agreed to cooperate with the aim of resolving the challenges in the nation’s power sector and expanding capacity for future power needs.

Aliyu told journalists at a workshop organised by Power Correspondent Association of Nigeria that efforts were ongoing to get the project up and running.

Nigeria’s power generation currently hovers around 4,500MW and the country’s targets to grow this to 25,000MW through the Siemens deal.

Aliyu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, said, “The Presidential Power Initiative which began in 2021 is in three phases and is estimated to be completed in 2025.

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“The phases cover the upgrading and expanding of the transmission networks and distribution companies networks, improvement of access to affordable, efficient and reliable electricity, and providing support of industrial and economic growth in the country.

“This first phase which began in 2021 will go on for a period of 10 months with the end goal of pushing to 7,000MW. So far, there has been no hitch as the team is currently on the pre-engineering phase.

“The second phase will raise the availability to 11,000MW and the third phase will raise the availability to 25,000MW.”

Aliyu stated that given Siemens AG’s accomplishment of a similar plan in Egypt and also its reputation as an international giant in the power sector related engagements, it was strongly believed that the Nigeria Electricity Roadmap was possible and achievable.

 https://punchng.com/25000mw-siemens-power-project-begins-q1-2022-fg/

Promises. Where is Nigeria air? The only project this administration completes is a project dollars was borrowed to fund(so that the minister and other senior officials can see money to loot) as long as there is no Chinese loan to fund this project, the project will remain a publicity stunt. Hey, I am a full stack web and app developer developing custom solutions for businesses and startups. If you are a real estate agent you can checkout the link in my signature. My contacts are on my profile

This is great news, there is need to keep the public abreast with updates.

vedaxcool:
This is great news, there is need to keep the public abreast with updates.

Go and Google the story and history before you comment..... Another promise.......

Siemens una one come cash out in naija huh? I just dey look una

APC and we will we will

Very useless

Okay

"The power project will have three phases: to take Nigeria’s operational capacity of the grid from less than 5,000MW to 7000MW by 2021; further increase the capacity to 11,000MW by 2023; and achieve total operational generation and national grid capacity to 25,000MW by 2025.

In July 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the payment of €15.21 million and N1.708 billion as counterpart funding for the PPI.

Speaking on the new development, Suleiman said the pre-engineering phase of the project would be completed in 10 months."

“We are not adding any generation capacity but we want to make sure that we fix the dilapidated transmission and distribution networks.

“We are doing the pre-engineering for the distribution network of this country. We have already got a letter of credit from the Federal Government to start it.

“The design is done in our head office. For the transmission scope, we were given initially 11 sites; they have added 22 sites.

“Execution is when you go to sites. But in the next three months, we want to start putting the proposal for phase one together, not when we finish the pre-engineering.

“So, if phase one goes into reality before the end of the current administration, it means we would have been able to move from 4,500MW to 7,000MW.”

Omooba77:


Go and Google the story before you comment..... Another promise.......

He is a kid, in early 20s.

las las na Generator we go dey use. If we have constant light, that means bad business for fuel marketers. Don't think Nigeria Government is stupid, they know what they're doing. I heard one state can't generate electricity for itself alone but has to distribute to others. Someone once told me the constitution is rigged

Election votes securing tactics! SMH

We need to vote in young visionary leaders come 2023 not these charlatans parading themselves in our political space.

abouzaid:
The story doesn't include how they intend to achieve it.

Lolz...exactly my thoughts.

seunmsg:


Pessimist and hater of positive news! The project will kickoff next year to your consternation.

Pinned.
@Seniorwriter

Omooba77:


 https://punchng.com/25000mw-siemens-power-project-begins-q1-2022-fg/

Which first quarter of 2021 be that? No be me and una

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JavaScript9091:
Promises

An IPOB spotted

Talk talk Government with zero actions.

The story doesn't include how they intend to achieve it.

An ambitious project, no doubt. While Buhari and APC are discredited and not worthy of support, we cannot give up on the country. I hope and pray this leads to success. Amin.

Wahala be like oxygen
Very Easy to breathe in

Haaa sorry
I hope there won't be sabotage from the internal thieves we have here...

Omooba77:


Go and Google the story before you comment..... Another promise.......

Pessimist and hater of positive news! The project will kickoff next year to your consternation.

If you will let Siemens do the job Unhindered

Nice, but we know this government is a government of all promises and no achievements. Let's watch and see

Lol na today lololol oh

I need Vulture Griller to come and masturbate to this thread with his long 'copy and paste' comments.

# another campaign after election

Omooba77:


Go and Google the story before you comment..... Another promise.......

Forget this is promise to be fulfilled,this is d only regime that have done well in power sector

If na this one thing Bubu will do successfully, we will appreciate

Na dem....

I like this regardless

Very great and welcoming news � for dem maga .

Another audio project

Another looting loading for campaign

liverpudian9:


Forget this is promise to be fulfilled,this is d only regime that have done well in power sector

I here you sir....

Really hope it works this time, other nations start off projects and complete it in record time, ours is always haggling for years.

Egypt signed similar deal with Siemens in 2018 and they have completed theirs, let's be serious in this country