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FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Beaf: 3:44am On Sep 14, 2011 |
[size=14pt]FG Maps 20 Dams For Hydropower[/size] Wed, 14/09/2011 - 1:15am | GRACE AZUBUIKE PropertyBusiness , The Federal Government yesterday said that about 20 existing medium and large dams were to be developed for hydropower generation. Disclosing this in Abuja on the occasion of the visit of the president of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) and Chinese delegates, Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe, said President Goodluck Jonathan has put together a roadmap for the development of critical infrastructure in water and power sectors. Ochekpe stated that in 2008, ICOLD launched a world declaration for dams and hydropower for African sustainable development and the document identified huge hydropower potentials and the preparations for international industrialists to develop the sector. According to her: “One of our completed dam projects awaiting power evacuation is the Gurara dam project, the federal government has taken steps to maintain existing infrastructure especially dams and irrigation projects while a number of new dams and reservoirs are to be constructed. Government is indeed conscious of the fact that globally, there is a relationship between the number of dams and hydropower developed to the socio-economic of any country.’’ http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/5170/2011/09/14/fg_maps_20_dams_hydropower.html |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Beaf: 3:48am On Sep 14, 2011 |
[size=14pt]FG Targets 10,000MW of Electricity Supply by 2015[/size] http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fg-targets-10-000mw-of-electricity-supply-by-2015/98333/ |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by RickyRoss1(m): 4:33am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Not a bad idea either. How come the FG has been recently churning out loads of good looking plans and project for the country? It will be good if these plans are actualized. I still believe in this country, but am getting tired of all these too much talks and no action from previous governments, |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by cold(m): 4:37am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Power projects at 80% completion, says govt THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) promised yesterday that under the lifespan of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, power generation and distribution would stabilise at 4,000 megawatts (mw). The cabinet, which met yesterday in Abuja to receive the report on the power sector from the Presidential Projects Assessment Committee (PPAC), said most of the National Independent Power Projects (NIPPs) to raise the national output to 4,000mw were at 80 per cent completion stage. I don't even know what to believe any more.The double speak is getting tiring.Same way we read that Lagos state has achieved 80% literacy level,whilst last year it was pegged at 90%.smh |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by buzcenter: 4:59am On Sep 14, 2011 |
we need financial Damfirst in our pocket,this FG self donot know were to start |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Johnpaul2k2(m): 6:44am On Sep 14, 2011 |
i hav heard more than 20 big 'plan' from the federal govt. I wish it all comes to reality |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by iswell1(m): 7:05am On Sep 14, 2011 |
this is the reason why we elect pd jon. thank God. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by kulutempa: 7:55am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Another load of empty propaganda and false promises. If they are really serious let them publish the full details of the project, the value of the contracts, the names of the contractors, and the start and completion dates of the contracts. That way we can monitor the progress of the project and find out if we are yet again being taken for a ride by thieves |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Rgp92: 8:06am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Propaganda propaganda propaganda! |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by konkolok: 8:27am On Sep 14, 2011 |
FG will; Jonathan promises to; The president is planning to: Jonathan is thinking of: FG wants to: Jonathan is going to , story story story thats all we hear, when are we going to see real action? |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Koboland(f): 8:51am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Up GEJ? |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Beaf: 9:02am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Very nice plans. This is the first FG that is showing seriousness towards Nigeria's development. Gurara dam should be on stream within a few months; what we must press for though, is the construction of Mambilla dam, that project alone can double Nigeria's current electricity output and open up Taraba for development. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Nobody: 9:06am On Sep 14, 2011 |
[size=14pt]Government To Government To . Our Government Na ToTo.[/size] |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Kx: 9:18am On Sep 14, 2011 |
All that we hear from this government is futuristic FG to develop. FG plans to. Shall we ever see FG commissions a completed project at all? |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Nobody: 9:57am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Government needs to be clearer on its goals. 4,000 MW or 10,000 MW, which do we go for? |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Abayomin70(m): 10:14am On Sep 14, 2011 |
every time plan i just tired of talk every time |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by bashydemy(m): 10:15am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Better but lets see what gonna happen at the end |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by denitro(m): 10:39am On Sep 14, 2011 |
The day "TO DEVELOP" changes to "HAS DEVELOPED", Then Nigeria will have a good and visionary leader Until then, |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by dustydee: 10:42am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Thinking, how many road maps now?. . . Lost count. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by blacksta(m): 10:48am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Please wake me up when the Government " HAS COMMISSIONED " a project - Plans are not a new thing in Nigeria even AKALA had plans |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by strangest(m): 10:53am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Its good to criticize and constructively too. A lot once believed that Asaba Airport is a white elephant project but planes don dey enter dey leave |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by jerk: 10:59am On Sep 14, 2011 |
Empty promises, am already used to that word ''TO''i think we need a break of it for gods sake. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by peleson: 11:39am On Sep 14, 2011 |
good one.d projects will b completed someday, if u say these ones are story,is d improved power supply in ur area STORY STORY |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Demdem(m): 11:48am On Sep 14, 2011 |
There is nothing wrong in planning but all is wrong in planning and not actualizing. The FG simply has to wake up to her responsibilities. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Kobojunkie: 11:52am On Sep 14, 2011 |
So I am guessing privatization of the power sector, something Jonathan claimed he spent his first year as president working on for us, is completely out the door now? |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Princek12(m): 12:40pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
Kobojunkie: I was thinking about the same thing. I supported him because he promised to privatize the power sector. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by islamrules(m): 12:52pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
So I am guessing privatization of the power sector, something Jonathan claimed he spent his first year as president working on for us, is completely out the door now? Undecided Undecided Undecided Undecided But NEPALS and Power holders are blocking privatization. Those people have colonized NEPA as their family property or say it is now an occult group powerful than the president himself. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Kobojunkie: 1:08pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
islamrules: Who are we so gullible? You really believe that some insignificant agency, in of all places, Nigeria, can block privatization if it is really the President's intent, and he pushes for it, as he claimed he would when he was first made president in 2010? |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by manny4life(m): 1:15pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
Princek12: Who says govt cannot engage in for-profit ventures; competing with other companies on neutral grounds? Privatization just means majority of the sector is going private, it does not bar the govt from engaging in it. The govt might strictly be in the business to generate power as well as other companies are, but will sell to distribution and transmission companies. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Princek12(m): 1:42pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
manny4life: Even though I personally prefer that the Nigerian government sell all of PHCN's assets and leave the electricity business, the government does not have to be excluded from participating in the electricity business as long as the electricity sector is deregulated. That way, either the private sector operates without PHCN or the private sector operates with competition from the government. The status quo has not changed, and all these programs GEJ is implementing show that he is neither privatizing nor deregulating the electricity sector. That is not what he promised during his campaign. And no one is saying that the government cannot run for-profit businesses, but history suggests that government is usually in efficient at running for-profit ventures. In Nigeria, PHCN has been hemorrhaging money since its days as NEPA, while consumers practically lived and still live in darkness. Like the elders say, you can't keep doing the same thing and expect a different outcome. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Kobojunkie: 1:44pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
^^^But that would be a problem since Goodluck Jonathan promised FULL privatization of the Power sector. He essentially explained that Government had failed and it MADE NO SENSE for Government to be involved -- hence the laying off of all PHCN workers which took effect recently. So, NO, Government is not to be involved in power generation -- managing, maybe but not as competition. He hasn't really announced that Government will now be involved in the way you posit -- even though since the beginning of the year, the same Government has been awarding contracts, it seems to continue building power plants, even after the promise of fully privatizing the sector. |
Re: FG To Develop 20 Dams For Hydropower by Princek12(m): 1:47pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
Kobojunkie: You are right. GEJ did promise full privatization. This GEJ is beginning to disappoint me. |
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