Geometric Power Systems Limited has announced that its 140 megawatts (MW) Aba Integrated Power Project (IPP) will come on stream in the first quarter of 2013.

With a financial outlay of about $500 million, the project which is expected to come on stream between January and February 2013, will, according to the project managers, guarantee steady electricity to the industrial city of Aba and its environs.

A management team from the firm, comprising the Project Manager, Group Five of South Africa, Johan Riekert; Project Manager Pauwels/EMO Africa, Slobodan Bajkovic; and Project Manager, ABB/GEC Power Lines, Joseph Otejere, stated that the first phase of the power project is nearing completion.

“This is an integrated power project because it has a power plant and distribution network where we also have sub-stations, power line as well as gas pipeline all embedded in the project,” said Riekert. “Phase one of the project has 140MW and phase two is 540MW which is to serve as additional unit to the existing one while the phase three is 100MW which will be come later.”

The project team also explained that Aba has three sub-stations and that sufficient electricity could not be delivered to the people because of inadequate evacuation infrastructure. This, they said, informed the decision to build another sub-station to complement the existing ones in Osisioma, Factory Road and Port Harcourt Road.

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Geometric is expected to supply 140MW that will serve Aba and environs in Abia State

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