[size=14pt]Amaechi: how Rivers ‘ll achieve 24-hour power supply by December[/size]
By Our Reporter 4 hours 44 minutes ago

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi yesterday explained how his administration intends to provide uninterrupted 24-hour power supply in Port Harcourt and the entire state from December.

Amaechi spoke at the second Dissecting The Amaechi Administration Media Briefing Series at the Government House, Port Harcourt. He was represented by the Commissioner for Power, Augustine Nwokocha.

Nwokocha said N30billion has been set aside for the project.

Nwokocha said what the Rivers State Government is doing to get 24-hour power supply this year is “to generate enough capacity, have a robust transmission infrastructure that will take the power to the people, to their neighourhood and then have a very solid distribution infrastructure that will take it to their routes, and so we are addressing these three things – Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution”.

He said: “And unlike the previous system where they were all given to one person, here we have a total of 10 outfits doing different things to ensure that we deliver on time”.

Nwokocha went on: “So, what we have done differently is that we have divided this work into smaller units that are deliverable, faster and better. We have also focused on getting the quality of men that can deliver this work and deliver them well.

“We have got Saipan Nigeria Limited to build a power substation. We have Weltech doing a medium voltage substation. We have selected people in that category, people who we believe can deliver based on their track record”.

The Power Commissioner said the state is “currently pursing the transmission aspect of our power project.”

According to Nwokocha, Amaechi’s administration has formed a committee of technocrats to deliver power to Rivers people, saying a reliable vendor has been found for power distribution.

“We have identified a very veritable vendor with very reliable technology in distribution and transmission, Sunder Electrical of France and we have entered a contract with the company to supply us all the materials that are required to stabilise power supply in the city of Port Harcourt and its environs”, he said.

“We have also given out contracts to build substations that will reduce the length of our feeders that sometimes stretch as far as 40 or 50 kilometres through all manner of places. So, we are creating substations that will impact shorter span of the city with the capacity to back feed if a substation has problem, from another one. So, that we will have reliable power supply”, he said.

He also added that contracts for the acquisition of all parts and components of power substations have been awarded.

“Currently, the contract for the acquisition of the parts and components required for this exercise have been awarded. The contract for those who will do the implementation, the construction proper has been awarded, some of them in clusters of three substations, five contractors. We didn’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past where one person was doing generation, transmission and distribution. So, we have seven contractors doing the distribution substations each handling only three and then we have a contractor trying to remedy the lapses that are in the transmission backbone, and you have another contractor handling strictly generation”.

He said the model adopted by the Amaechi administration in power has delivered some results.

He also disclosed that currently the state power projects is generating 466 megawatts with an additional 150 megawatts coming from PHCH. He said this capacity will increase to over 700 megawatts by the time the Phase 2 of the State Afam power project is completed next year.

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hopefully amaechi is not as full as sheet as beafs beloved fg. remember the lies about an extra xxxxMW from shiroro in december?

abeg do , then talk

oyb: hopefully amaechi is not as full as sheet as beafs beloved fg. remember the lies about an extra xxxxMW from shiroro in december?

abeg do , then talk

Looks like you've been smoking wee-wee this early morning. You sound drugged, bruv.

I live in phc and my area has enough light. we even have light for up to 2 months without interruption. so we dont need ur promises

Abujabir24: I live in phc and my area has enough light. we even have light for up to 2 months without interruption. so we dont need ur promises

You are an asspipe!!

Since when did you start getting the light? Under him or Odili!!

I live in phc and my area has enough light. we even have light for up to 2 months without interruption. so we dont need ur promises

ewu

JUO: ewu

Juo or wat it is u call urself. What the heck is ur problem?

We hear this same gist last year that come 2012 there will be no power failure yet nothing happen. Hope this time go be true

Let watch December is not far its just round the corner

I live in Atali, Elimbu axis. I must tell you that for the past two years we have not known anything like electricity. I hope this is true. We are seriously praying for Amaechi so that he will succeed. We have been living with power generated for the GEN-SET. For the past two years that we moved into our house. We just wish it was a rented apartment, long ago we would have relocated. Please let this be true. We are seriously looking forward to this.

This is a cry for help. Our children now think that power generated from GEN-SET with the noise associated with it is the only source of power. Please help. This is a cry from ATALI/ENEKA axis.

Yea, Atali is terrible as per power. Visited a family there who are always on inverters. Some area in PH are doing good as per power. Rumuibekwe, Woji and some parts of Trans-amadi.

I hope FASH is listening....

I pray o!!!!!....stop deceiving the pple....

Abujabir24: I live in phc and my area has enough light. we even have light for up to 2 months without interruption. so we dont need ur promises

what part of ph bro??i also stay in ph somewhere arnd ada george road and believe me we are suffering,atyms we stay 3days without light,kant remember when last we had light for straight 12hrs,hope u are not exagerrating??

blessingl: This is a cry for help. Our children now think that power generated from GEN-SET with the noise associated with it is the only source of power. Please help. This is a cry from ATALI/ENEKA axis.

Eneka problem is spiritual :-una need serious fasting and prayers

Promises, promises.

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Any govt dat promises so much is neva a gud signin nigeria.If wt d acclaimed improved generation frm independent providers,Rivers state is still in darkness,whc guaraentee is dere dat dis is not anoda Amaechi admin talk talk?

With 3 gas Turbines I believe him, cos these days we see light in my Area, notwithstanding not 24/7. The FG should fully privitize Power Gen, Tranx and distribution.

Did we not hear this same thing last year, we in the UNIPORT axis are not finding it funny at all? The darkness is impossible,the last time we had electricity for 6 straight hours was in the early part of december.

otokx: Did we not hear this same thing last year, we in the UNIPORT axis are not finding it funny at all? The darkness is impossible,the last time we had electricity for 6 straight hours was in the early part of december.

Sorry but some of my friends in Aluu told me of improved power supply. Even Alakahia. Where exactly are you talking about? Is it Owhipa?

Whenever I visit PH I stay in old GRA and the nepa is relatively ok. I hope the gov, does what he promises so at least some of our people can have a little peace. Life without electricity sucks.

I'll believe it when I see it. After all, no be Nepa wey control River's power supply?

Okija_juju:


You are an asspipe!!

Since when did you start getting the light? Under him or Odili!!

That should be the last time u will ever insult me. i live and grew up in phc u disgusting block

dadicvila: what part of ph bro??i also stay in ph somewhere arnd ada george road and believe me we are suffering,atyms we stay 3days without light,kant remember when last we had light for straight 12hrs,hope u are not exagerrating??

dadic villa. i cant disclose my location but believe me am not lying to you. i live between eleme juntion and refinery junction

Well the money is there so why NOT?

Add me on BBM. Pin: 26BE3874!!! I wanna reach 500bbmers.. Sounds silly huh? I know, I'm hyper active so I constantly need to be involved in an activity.

Mr commissioner which of the Afam are talking about.Afam IV or future Afam.please specify.

blessingl: I live in Atali, Elimbu axis. I must tell you that for the past two years we have not known anything like electricity. I hope this is true. We are seriously praying for Amaechi so that he will succeed. We have been living with power generated for the GEN-SET. For the past two years that we moved into our house. We just wish it was a rented apartment, long ago we would have relocated. Please let this be true. We are seriously looking forward to this.

Elimgbu and Atali, the twin village. I once lived there. How has that place developed? is it still a village?

dis is DEC, I hope u don dey enjoy ur uninterrupted power supply.
winks

it was supposed to be by december 2012 o! So they are one year late... but on a more serious note, power has improved in my side of ph remarkably(rumuagholu/eligbolo axis).16 hours a day these days.i dont know who is responsible,whether the state govt with its aggressive effort on power distribution or the federal govt.i am grateful to whoever it is and i hope it continues.