http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=159731

The Minister of Power, Rilwan Babalola yesterday said the fedeereal government was still looking for gas to power some of the recently completed gas-powered generating plants across the country.
The minister who was on in Port Harcourt to inspect state of the power and gas stations in the area expressed concern that the shortage of gas remained a major threat to stable electricity supply in the country.
“I have been looking for gas because gas is the thing that all the stations need to run on. We had challenges in the past; so many things happened at the same time.
“Some had to do with additional structures to move out the volume of gas and some with the issue of militancy but we are working with a lot of companies like the NNPC to get the gas.
“Initially, there were some setbacks in the Niger Delta but things are getting better now. Contractors are back on the project sites, so we hope there will be improvement in gas supply.
“There was some lost time but we are working to recover that lost time and we have started seeing improvement in the supply of gas,” the minister added.
He disclosed that all hands have been on deck to resolve the issues.
Babalola also said the Sapele and Omotosho thermal power stations have witnessed increased generation due to improved gas supply in the last few weeks.
“The Omotosho power plant which has been running on a very low capacity now has an increase in output from 150 megawatts to 220 megawatts. So also does the Sapele plant. This means there is improvement in gas supply and power generation,” Babalola pointed out.
The minister said all indicators were pointing to the achievement of the federal government’s projected 6,000 megawatts by December, “especially with the completion of evacuation capacity upgrade at the transmission yard in Afam, Rivers State.”
Babalola also used the opportunity to inspect power and gas stations at Okoloma, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State and to address the issue of conflicting claims between the Power Holding Nigeria and Shell Petroleum Development Company, owners of the Afam VI Power Station over the inability of the former to evacuate power into the transmission grid.
“I am satisfied with the state of what I saw here. Everything is working well. The transmission network has the capacity to wheel out all the power generated here to Alaoji and Port Harcourt.
“Presently, we have more capacity to evacuate all the power generated from the Afam complex. We may have issues of redundancy on the line but the issue of evacuation has been addressed,” the minister said after inspecting the facilities.
When the minister met with officials of the two companies, he advised them to hold a joint briefing on the situation to the press “to avoid conflicting claims with respect to capacity.”

Looking for gas? That's a good one. lol

Where these power plants from the last administration or where these plants part of projects started by the current administration?

Is he looking for gas or is he looking for an excuse why the FG will not be able to meet their target.

yeye people, are you just waking up or what?

Looking for GAS, I guess they need 'light' to find the Gas!

And since OBJ has stolen $16bill meant to provide the light; they will never be able to find the GAS.

what a country!

Some of you should stop being ignorant and should stop using rumours as assertions (B2B especially, take note).

If you ahd been following the economic news, you would be aware that apparently OBJ's government had auctioned Nigeria's gas production off til the year 2015 or so with the best intentions for revenue generation but poor analysis of Nigeria's own demand for gas.

That is why this current government are looking for gas to power power generation.

Babalola: We’re Looking For Gas To Meet 6,000mw Target

so soon
That's weird! I thought the excuses would start pouring in from say mid december??
Anyway, the earlier the better

. . .We burn off [size=14pt]$3 billion[/size] worth of gas every year in gas flares in the ND.

Babalola - eye dey pain you? The gas dey Warri, Sapele, Ughelli, PH, Bonny and other Niger Delta areas. Come and take.

Beaf:

. . .We burn off [size=14pt]$3 billion[/size] worth of gas every year in gas flares in the ND.

Do we have any other option when the morons like IBB and Abacha could not plan for capturing and selling it earlier but were busy looting?

Can anyone find the gas?

davidylan:

Can anyone find the gas?

They would have to rebuy in the open market from willing sellers (which would be few) at a much higher cost than if they had used their own.

Or risk law suits by cancelling selling agreements in place til 2015.

Pure cost and benefits analysis.

davidylan:

Can anyone find the gas?

ha ha Fortunately I never have any

Topic
Last year alone, we flared 15bn cubic meters of gas. . .
How about harnessing the gas from the flare to fire the country's power stations
Rilwan Babalola, a very young man like me will do a better job. . . 
The technology is straightforward. .
What about the gas that has been gathered since 2000 or is it not true that $3Bn has been spent on that?
Where have they been storing it. . . .
This shit right here is hard fact. . . . The idiots we have as leaders are fucking clueless!!!!!
Hit me up Babalola and i will help sort out the mess you and other failed leaders have created!!!

MrCrackles:

Topic
Last year alone, we flared 15bn cubic meters of gas. . .
How about harnessing the gas from the flare to fire the country's power stations
Rilwan Babalola, a very young man like me will do a better job. . . 
The technology is straightforward. .
What about the gas that has been gathered since 2000 or is it not true that $3Bn has been spent on that?
Where have they been storing it. . . .
This shit right here is hard fact. . . . The idiots we have as leaders are fucking clueless!!!!!
Hit me up Babalola and i will help sort out the mess you and other failed leaders have created!!!

And when you engaged your brain, no part of it told you that it takes time to purchase, build and operate the infrastructure to harness the gas?

MrCrackles:

I thought you said you were done with me
Purchasing, building, operating and maintaining the infrastructures to harness the flared gas is not rocket science.
What more time do you need since 2000?
Call Babalola for me, i dont owe you any further explanations. . . .
Get off my back or eat a dic.k!
Peace old man!!!!

You are dim. Stop blaming a present minister for what you think was not done in 2000.

Your likes like to criticise Nigerian officials you are not even half as intelligent as.

It's not getting better, is it? Gas my ass!