collynzo2: 10.34MW is a giant generator at best. We need to be serious.

Omooba77:
You can google the cost of those equipment and als factor in some contingency; it is stil a far cry, but like I said earlier, most of the money would have gone to kick backs and settling omo onile and agberos......................

Hearme:

Whatever, as far as it is a good project that outweighs food for ask rock at 1billion per annum. Which means after 4 years the presidency would have eaten rice and other food products worth 4billion

Hearme:
I remember that Odili did something like this in Rivers state. If all our leaders from 1999 has done a little of this, we would have been progressing gradually. Which other state has taken such initiative and brought it to fruition.

victorv12: How can a reasonable government spent 3.2 billion Naira on a 10.34 megawatts of dual fired power plant! We're too damn corrupt and greedy in this country. I think we need to start stoning these our leaders anywhere we see them.

These our leaders treat us like fools that don't know anything to the extent they believe we can swallow anything. If Lagos state can generate up to 30 Billion Naira in a month, what is stopping the state from having its own hydro electric power plant?!

Lagos environs is surrounded with water, I wonder why the state can't come up with an idea of generating energy by using water. And why's the project for the state ministries alone?


Our leaders are too wicked and greedy...everybody will be blaming Jonathan for not having energy in their states, I think we should look inward and remove the noose around Jonathan's neck and tie it around all these state governors.

Oando will live on Lagos state by selling natural gas or other liquid fuels to power the plants, and in the long run, the state will endup paying more to a cartel of some crooks.

Our leaders are too wicked! We need to start stoning these b*stards anywhere we see them. None of them deserve any form of honor, they're all thieves!

collynzo2: 10MW x 36 states = 360MW pure trash, that is not worth calling a power plant and you know it. You also have to consider the amount of money involved.

Scun: Akwa Ibom has a much bigger power plant, Rivers have several.

victorv12: How can a reasonable government spent 3.2 billion Naira on a 10.34 megawatts of dual fired power plant! We're too damn corrupt and greedy in this country. I think we need to start stoning these our leaders anywhere we see them.

These our leaders treat us like fools that don't know anything to the extent they believe we can swallow anything. If Lagos state can generate up to 30 Billion Naira in a month, what is stopping the state from having its own hydro electric power plant?!

Lagos environs is surrounded with water, I wonder why the state can't come up with an idea of generating energy by using water. And why's the project for the state secretariat complex alone?


Our leaders are too wicked and greedy...everybody will be blaming Jonathan for not having energy in their states, I think we should look inward and remove the noose around Jonathan's neck and tie it around all these state governors.

Oando will live on Lagos state by selling natural gas or other liquid fuels to power the plants, and in the long run, the state will endup paying more to a cartel of some crooks.
U guys often display that, u are too shor sighted to know things, ang lazy minded of urs do not whay to know, do u know what it is to generate, where is the outcome of what OBJ spent on power?
All u just do is to criticise ans display low level of understanding.
It a welcome development, if nothing is done will u be happy?
Our leaders are too wicked! We need to start stoning these b*stards anywhere we see them. None of them deserve any form of honor, they're all thieves!

eyenCalabar: I think almost everybody here can't be against Lagos State or it's progress on this. We have to accept this fact and move on, let's call a spade, a spade. The said amount of money is just too much for 10.34MW. I am not a tribalist but this is just the truth though it's a welcome development. Again, the project is just for a select few places and doesn't really affect the people [except via street light]. Government should embark on projects that really affects the masses and not something like this. Even if I was a Lagosian, I wouldn't celebrate this pls.

Boss13: My opinion on this is mixed. Maybe the state government intends to reduce it cost for running generators, which I consider to be good. However, I feel this is a gorrilla project undertaken by the state government. They psyched the general public by saying they are freeing the national grid to allow for more power to be distributed to the state (and I don't support that) because it is not realistic. Power supply has gone down drastically recently. If a state government intends to embark on a project such project should have massive improvement on the lives of its people and not secluded to certain section. I just finished reading Atedo's Peterside publication to the Bankers' Committee on power and he really broke down the progress being achieved in power restoration in the country. It is a long race but if all parties stick to the deal it will all come well.

Now with that said, it can also assumed that the state government may return back to the national grid once power is fully restored in the country. Now what is going to happen to the 3.2billion already expended on this project. Also, we should note that this is a secretariat for civil service, expect that the secretariat can recover the money spent plus interest, then it is not a viable project but a waste of public fund. I can support IPPs for public hospitals to support health care but I cannot support this because it does not affect 98% of the population in Lagos. My humble opinion.

muyik78:
Will it not take pressure off the grid?
Criticise positively, that is all i am saying, I am not a follower of any party, or tribe, because i realise that has basterdise our thinking in this country,if it is not our own, its not good enof, that is y where are yet to select a credible leader in this country. all the mediocre in politicals arena are reflection of what we are!
No wonder no meaningful development

Okoro2015:

Good thing is good. Again well done Fash.
By removing all state owned infrainfrastructures from national grid, unprecedented measure of improved power will come to the ordinary citizens. Note that these facilities being removed always enjoy preferential treatment by PHCN.

deor03: When I see comment from Nigerians on Social Media going along tribal lines, I marvel .

In my mind, I imagine either of the following

1. That they are just joking because i don't see how people can be soo myopic
2. They are not exposed enough to see to understand the dynamics of human existence
3. They are too lazy to engage their brains and subsequently conclude that good is for tribe A and bad is for tribe B

I seriously think that Most people fall into assumption 1, so I wave all those tribal comments as "jokes"

Congrats to Lagos state, I hope all companiess, governments, estates can start developing their power plants, so as to reduce the burden off the National grid

fyneguy: I have an issue with the cost. I can deliver a 30 MW Power Plant at that price.

fyneguy: I have an issue with the cost. I can deliver a 30 MW Power Plant at that price.

geeez: Those who have chosen to hate us, question our development, poke fingers at our system of governance and slander our ways of life can continue to do so

Well I have news for them, the more they resent us for developing our land, the more we will give them reasons to resent us


It's in our DNA to develop

We are wired to leave anywhere we find ourselves better than we met it

That's the Yoruba spirit

That's the Odua ingenuity

Yoruba land o ni baje

kalokalo:

You are absolutely right. The contract sum for this project has been grossly inflated by at least 200%. The standard international benchmark cost to produce a megawatt of power is $1million. That power plant should not cost more than 1 billion Naira at the very highest in Nigeria.

Dangote built a 140 megawatt power plant for his Ibeshe Cement plant for $90 million and it was built by Siemens of Germany. Its astounding how Oando of Nigeria can build a 10 megawatt power plant for $20 million despite lower labor costs in Nigeria. Won't be surprised if this is another money laundering effort by Oando for the powers-that-be in Lagos.

Sam xiu lee: I don't have a problem with the power plant,what I have a problem with is the cost,3billion for 10mv?its a disgrace and disgusting,we need to know the details of the contract,its ridiculous,
As a Lagosian and an admiral of BRF,pls I need to ask question on this project,pls EFCC /ICPC kindly find out how much it cost to provide this kind of project elsewhere.

Boss13: My opinion on this is mixed. Maybe the state government intends to reduce it cost for running generators, which I consider to be good. However, I feel this is a gorrilla project undertaken by the state government. They psyched the general public by saying they are freeing the national grid to allow for more power to be distributed to the state (and I don't support that) because it is not realistic. Power supply has gone down drastically recently. If a state government intends to embark on a project such project should have massive improvement on the lives of its people and not secluded to certain section. I just finished reading Atedo's Peterside publication to the Bankers' Committee on power and he really broke down the progress being achieved in power restoration in the country. It is a long race but if all parties stick to the deal it will all come well.

Now with that said, it can also assumed that the state government may return back to the national grid once power is fully restored in the country. Now what is going to happen to the 3.2billion already expended on this project. Also, we should note that this is a secretariat for civil service, expect that the secretariat can recover the money spent plus interest, then it is not a viable project but a waste of public fund. I can support IPPs for public hospitals to support health care but I cannot support this because it does not affect 98% of the population in Lagos. My humble opinion.

slim fit :


I think lagos too, tinubu introduced the gas fire power plant with eviron can't remember the name before they where forced to send it to the national grid.

geeez: Last year a 10MW power plant was built for €12m (N2.6bn) in a country that had the technical and material requirements - Germany

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/14/watch-the-construction-of-a-10-mw-solar-power-plant-in-germany/

This is a 10.34MW plant for N3.2bn in a developing country

Inflation Rate in Nigeria between last year and this year stood at 8.7%

So tell me what makes the Power Plant overpriced?

victorv12: How can a reasonable government spent 3.2 billion Naira on a 10.34 megawatts of dual fired power plant! We're too damn corrupt and greedy in this country. I think we need to start stoning these our leaders anywhere we see them.

These our leaders treat us like fools that don't know anything to the extent they believe we can swallow anything. If Lagos state can generate up to 30 Billion Naira in a month, what is stopping the state from having its own hydro electric power plant?!

Lagos environs is surrounded with water, I wonder why the state can't come up with an idea of generating energy by using water. And why's the project for the state secretariat complex alone?


Our leaders are too wicked and greedy...everybody will be blaming Jonathan for not having energy in their states, I think we should look inward and remove the noose around Jonathan's neck and tie it around all these state governors.

Oando will live on Lagos state by selling natural gas or other liquid fuels to power the plant, and in the long run, the state will endup paying more to a cartel of crooks.

Our leaders are too wicked! We need to start stoning these b*stards anywhere we see them. None of them deserve any form of honor, they're all thieves!

Omooba77:
Please can you post the link to Atedo's power break down to bankers' committee.....

jazzydee: Celebration of mediocrity SMH[b][/b]

agbameta:


Mediocrity is Nigeria producing less electricity that it produced nearly a decade ago and still can not guarantee any hospital or public institution uninterrupted power supply.

1. Can your federal government guarantee our hospitals in Lagos uninterrupted power supply?

2. Can your federal government guarantee our streets in Lagos uninterrupted power supply?


3. Can your federal government guarantee our water works in Lagos uninterrupted power supply?

4. Can your federal government guarantee guarantee our bridges and public institutions in Lagos uninterrupted power supply?

5. Can any other government in Nigeria guarantee anybody or entity in their states uninterrupted power supply?


Of course they can not, only Lagos state government can and this is the idea behind these power plants, they are designed to do what your federal government or any government in Nigeria can not do?

Even other states with all their 400MW can not guarantee anybody or any of their institutions uninterrupted power supply because every MW they generate goes into the National grid which is pretty much useless.

Fashola devised a creative method to go around federal obstacles to provide and guarantee uninterrupted electricity for our our critical infrastructures.

We have almost 50MW and we keep every single MW with miles of underground cable to transmit and distribute far far away from your obsolete National transmission grid, something no other state in Nigeria can do.

This is not about the amount of MW generated, it's the targeted purpose they serve on behalf of the people.

Lagos state built the first IPP in Nigeria @ 271 MW which was a mistake since we didn't get to keep in Lagos state because the FG feeds everything into the useless National grid, it was a terrible mistake and lesson to learn, but we devised a creative approach to get around your mediocre federal government and their BS.

Shebi, a little over 1 year ago it was just 10MW Island project, but today it's almost 50MW and another 114 is in the pipeline so who says we can not reach 1000 or more in no time?

The joke is on you, def not on Lagos state.



Eko o no baje o..

mapet: Here we go again making insinuations without having gone through the details of the scheme.
1. That they are freeing up the national grid to allow for more power distribution to people of Lagos is in no doubt. It depends on your understanding of the quantum of demand that has been taken off the national grid. Even if its a little, its something to save us of the embarrassment of the power deficit that we have.