The Federal Government on Monday asked Nigerians to expect additional 1,129 Mega Watts to the current 7,000 Mega Watts in the country by 2018.

The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said this would be feasible when some power generation projects were completed next yet.

Fashola said this at the 22nd monthly meeting of stakeholders in the power sector at Geregu, Kogi.

According to him, “the Azura power plant will give us another 450MW; I know that we will also get 10MW of wind power from Katsina State.

“I know that we will get 115MW from Gbari and 30MW from Kashimbila.

“From Afam III, we will give 240MW of power in 2018, while Gurara is working to deliver 30MW, as Dadinkowa in Gombe will provide 29MM and Kaduna will generate 215 MW.

“All these power plants do not involve the mini grids and solar systems that are coming.”

The minister explained that in spite of the attainment of the current 7,000MW in the country, 2,000MW of the total power was not being distributed to Nigerians.

He said it was important to devise means of taking the unutilised 2,000MW to Nigerians who needed power, noting that “we cannot afford to keep power; that is not good for business, especially those who invested in it.

“One of the steps we are taking with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company ( NDPH ) is to try and complete some of the distribution projects under the Nigerian National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) projects.

“In Kogi, the distribution project that will affect the people positively are the ones in Okene, Igba, which will be completed in the first quarter of 2018,”‎ he said.


source:http://www.shelegangan.com/2017/12/we-are-expecting-additional-1129-mw-in.html