Gboyega Akinsanmi

The Lagos State Government  Wednesday said its waste-to-energy project
had started generating electricity, which it said was currently being run at a demonstration centre in Ikosi market, Ketu area of the state. 

The state government also said the bigger waste-to-energy project located at Olusosun land-filled site was being currently capped to trap methane, which it also said would put an end to the offensive odour in the area.

The Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA),
Mr. Ola Oresanya, disclosed this to THISDAY in an interactive session, saying the bigger waste-to-energy project was already 50 per cent completed.

At the session, Oresanya explained that the state “has started generating electricity from wastes. At Ikosi market, we already have a demonstration centre where wastes from the market are processed to generate electricity.

“The bigger ones are located at Olusosun landfill site. Olusosun is now being properly capped to trap the methane and this means the offensive odour from the site will be history once this stage is completed.

“The infrastructure components are being installed at present and soon, the turbines will arrive, but we cannot set a timeline from the completion yet.”

The LAWMA boss added that the waste management sector had been a
blessing to the state and its residents at large, noting that more 524, 000 people have been engaged directly and indirectly in the business of waste management.

According to him, for now, those who are on the payroll of LAWMA are
about 24,000. Those who benefit directly or indirectly from waste management are indeed huge. “If we use the estimate of one person to 15 beneficiaries, we would be talking of about 500,000 people.”

The managing director therefore explained that the statistics definitely “gives us a picture of the size of that economy. It is a huge economy and if well managed, it can be a tool for social development and reform.”

He explained the state was unrelenting in its effort to build 20 transfer-loading stations, out of which he said two had been completed; one currently under construction with a plan to start constructing another one in Alimosho.

He added that the state government no longer wanted refuse dump sites within the metropolis, noting that all refuse collected “will be taken to the stations. Alimosho will definitely have a loading station. The volume of refuse generated on Lagos Island alone is more than the refuse from almost five or six states in the country at a time. The problem of waste management in Alimosho is largely attributed to the
attitude of people, and not that the refuse generated cannot be handled.”

On the safety of the highway managers, Oresanya lamented the disturbing case of hit-and-run accidents, though acknowledged the incidents had reduced in the last one year due to different measures adopted.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-commences-power-generation-from-organic-wastes/153659/

Nice.

Hopefully those Lagosians who shyte in the Lagoon, Canals will stop as henceforth they'll have their shyte put to good use.





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Ok

What is the purpose of an incomplete report? How much megawatts is the plant generating and what part of the state is the plant serving? Until these critical questions are answered, the report is meaningless.

how many watts dis one go generate.i wil say is gud cos u r cleanin d street.

Sincere 9gerian: What is the purpose of an incomplete report? How much megawatts is the plant generating and what part of the state is the plant serving? Until these critical questions are answered, the report is meaningless.

You're welcome as usual with your badbelleism.
It's not the fluctuating type like your boss jonathan claimed to have achieved, improvement in summer and back or worse when rainy season ends.

So pack well.

Eko Atlantic:

You're welcome as usual with your badbelleism.
It's not the fluctuating type like your boss jonathan claimed to have achieved, improvement in summer and back or worse when rainy season ends.

So pack well.

This is not bad-belle. The project is a laudable one (though uncompleted) but the report is incomplete and meaningless.

Sincere 9gerian: What is the purpose of an incomplete report? How much megawatts is the plant generating and what part of the state is the plant serving? Until these critical questions are answered, the report is meaningless.

Olodo!!!

Abeg go sit-down for gutter.

If only the retardeen has 1% the intelligence of Fash, Nigeria wouldn't be the way it is currently.

Sincere 9gerian:
This is not bad-belle. The project is a laudable one (though uncompleted) but the report is incomplete and meaningless.

You can come up to Lagos to get whatever stat. and detail you need, but that ain't happening(I guess) because you're occupied. 40men lapdog things you know...

All the state agencies in Lagos are competing so hard to out perform each other and they are all doing a great job. This is a positive reflection of the skilled and talented folks running the state.

The best and well managed agency in Nigeria is LAWMA so no surprise here...


Eko o ni baje o...

The idea is pretty handsome; commendable .

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All i want is a steady power supply. I don't care about the process anymore.

interesting...

Mother Nigeria has everything she needs to feed her children.

But some sugar daddies and aunties in power just won't let her!

If this is truth,its a gd development.

reducing carbon footprint...nice one

A great move.

Its a welcome idea i love it. I hope they will be able to sustain it

#waiting for the 72nd battalion of the ACN praise singing sycophants, South west division.

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Enangson: All i want is a steady power supply. I don't care about the process anymore.

Olodo..... this is an initiative by the lagos state govt and not jargons fm d federal govt

And how come i havnt heard "eko o ni baje?"

Nice.
Tinubu and fashola need to look for a legal way to peel off that disgraceful national grid.the idea of vesting the power sector as part of the exclusive list ,on the federal government, in the constitution is nothing but an evil umbilical cord.
The corporate and business minded governor fashola and tinubu are capable of attracting investment of 15000MW of electricity in less than 6yrs.
All the madness emanating from the Niger delta will always be an impediment to Lagos as long as the situation persist.
The dolts in Abuja will not allow this to happen as they need the federal control of industries to perpetuate the feeding frenzy on the corpse of the nation.

How many MW is the plant going to generate?

Abeg live dat since9gerian alias Segun Adeniyi he is working for uncle Jonah online.He also worked under obadanjo regime.So not surprised at all.

I forsee the ban of generator sales in Lagos...

Sincere 9gerian: What is the purpose of an incomplete report? How much megawatts is the plant generating and what part of the state is the plant serving? Until these critical questions are answered, the report is meaningless.

they are still demonstrating for Market women.

This is the way to go.

It is the future of humanity at large, and not Lagos or even Nigeria alone.

There is a lot of sense in making something useful outta what you otherwise woulda thown out, anyway.

I wish someone in power would take the initiative and get involved in the capture, purification and bottling of Biogas, for running vehicles and small, energy efficient machines designed for small scale production of, heck, semi-fininished good, even.

Something, anything to staunch the bleeding away of vast resources in the name of "waste" (a lot we call waste here ain't really waste!).

In all, this move is a step in the right direction.

Now, to intensify, if only!

Seriousbusiness: Abeg live dat since9gerian alias Segun Adeniyi he is working for uncle Jonah online.He also worked under obadanjo regime.So not surprised at all.

In this instance though, Sincere kinda made a good point.

Projects like these should be showcased with details of potential generating capacity at least.

Not knocking the project though, but we shouldn't just criticize blindly.

double post.