Egbin power plant now generates 1,000MW
JULY 2, 2015 : STANLEY OPARA
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Egbin thermal station
Nigeria’s largest power generation plant, Egbin Power Plc, is for the first
time in eight years generating above 1,000 megawatts of electricity.
This follows continuous investment and upgrade activities on the plant
by the Sahara Power Group and Korea Electric Power Corporation, Egbin
Power explained in a statement on Wednesday.
Eight years ago, the plant hit the 1,000MW mark for barely two hours
and never attained it again until now, according to the company.
Prior to the privatisation of the plant in November 2013, the Egbin plant
average generation was below 500MW due to the dismal state of its six
units. At its lowest point, only two of the six units were operational,
according to the statement.
The Chairman, Egbin Power Plc, Mr. Kola Adesina, was quoted as saying
that the feat signposted the unfolding success of the privatisation
process and the power sector reform in the country.
Adesina attributed the achievement partly to the direct intervention of
the Federal Government in its determination to resolve the power crisis,
which had resulted in recent improvements in gas supply.
“This is driving the increase in power supply in the nation and boosting
socio-economic development. Prior to this, we had invested heavily and
had the plant ready to generate power at full capacity, but there was no
gas to do so. This, is indeed, a good development for the power sector
in Nigeria,” he said.
The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Peavey, also said the
transformation in Egbin commenced following its acquisition by Kepco
Energy Resource Limited, in collaboration with its technical partners,
Korea Electric Power Corporation.
He said, “Through the injection of close to N50bn in new capital into
Egbin post privatisation, the Sahara Power/KEPCO partnership has
brought to the power plant an unprecedented level of innovativeness,
professionalism, human capital development and continuing investment
in new technology. The control room panels, installed at the plant’s
inception, have been removed and upgraded to state of the art digital
panels.
“The highlight of the main plant rehabilitation occurred in the first
quarter of 2015, when the company successfully rehabilitated ST Unit 6,
bringing an additional 220MW to the national grid and restoring the
power plant to its installed capacity of 1,320MW.

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Change

Credit must go to Jonathan

Thunder fire any one who gives the credit to Bubu.

Nice development

I am a progressive but if you shout change or Sai Baba here, I will e-slap you. This is Jonathan's work.

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.......These guysabove me sha.

Bolade005:
I am a progressive but if you shout change or Sai Baba here, I will e-slap you. This is Jonathan's work.

You aren't a progressive. Stop deceiving yourself. Ask yourself, why are things starting to fall in place, all of a sudden?

Yeah...we have 24hrs power supply

dustmalik:

You aren't a progressive. Stop deceiving yourself. Ask yourself, why are things starting to fall in place, all of a sudden?

Mr dustbin, shut the hell up. Did you read the stuff at all or u just ranting?. Read the article again and tell me if Buhari was already in power when the plan was set in motion. Be guided and stop being silly.

dustmalik:

You aren't a progressive. Stop deceiving yourself. Ask yourself, why are things starting to fall in place, all of a sudden?

this is because the cabals are now in power..THINK!..power plants are not built in 30days! Or has any power contract been issued by the present administration?

1000 MW

That's enough to charge a dead battery.

[color=#990000][/color] I dont care who does it,I Jst want 247 Electricity. Sai Buhari ! Sai Jonathan !

We're finally reaping what was sown

Bolade005:
I am a progressive but if you shout change or Sai Baba here, I will e-slap you. This is Jonathan's work.

I think this is Obasanjo's work mr man.

Some haters will say SAI BABA is not working! !

slimfit1:


I think this is Obasanjo's work mr man.

E be like say u slimfit your brain join.

No wonder light just dy waste for ogbor hill since today