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thedewunmi:
By being there with them, he was only creating more awareness and gathering support for the fire fighters. Why did no one ever thought of it that way. We are too backward in this country.

chukuli:
I expected more from u

learnedman:
Am just wondering,will Buhari hand over power freely if he is defeated in 2019?

Firefire:
Endless probe without action. Buhary phight against Kworuption is kworupt.

mmb:
General Buratai, the no nonsense Army chief, Conqueror Of Boko Haram Terrorists

Hiploko:
How much Buhari dey pay this kind rats sef?

See them struggling to launder the man image and impress Nigerians... Where the light dey abeg?

sarrki:
God bless you bro

Ekiti

In Ekiti State for example, the IGR for March was N302m. The total IGR for the state in 2015, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, was N3.2bn. The state government has put the wage bill at N2.6bn monthly.

The Nigeria Labour Congress in the state had, however, disputed the claim of the state government that the wage bill was N2.6b monthly.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/punchng.com/civil-servants-likely-forfeit-salary-arrears/amp/?client=ms-android-samsung

yedidiah:
Benin city, two hours in the morning and two hours at Night

Lagos Na no go area. They only bring the light for two hours once in every 4-5 days for one to pump water and iron his clothes for a week

Kaduna, Light good die.
Kano light Na so-so.

NB: I speak of the areas I stay.

Rednaxelot:
see how dem coin the news as if na only Fayose dey guilty of the crime.

What about other Governors, Aregbesola et al?
How many of them abided by the condition stated?

Pavarottii:
Lol, na still him brother; are all these guys not tired of stealing d country dry? Same names for contracts.

Pavarottii:
I see thieves everywhere; Buhari, Atiku and Fashola.

sammhi:
You are supporting tyranny ... right ? One day it will be you turn . This is how Hitler, IDia Amin etc started
The IG have no valine reason to dismis them .
Stop supporting what is bad

Standing5:
Transmission line are projects like many technical projects out there. The issue I suspect here is the bureaucratic bottlenecks the greedy people use in fustrating power projects generally.

In the letter, dated November 18, 2016, Mr. Atiku said the deal would see Nigeria’s existing 330KV and 132 KV power transmission cables upgraded from the current Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSRs) types to Aluminium Conductor Composite Core Conductors (ACCC).

The ACCC is an improved technology that has twice the capacity of the ACSRs and can easily be retrofitted on the existing lines, eliminating the hurdles of dismantling current cables to lay new ones, experts say.

shammah1:
This is very unfair! Nigeria Police Force should quit peddling with politics. APC will soon be history and the dismissed police men will be reinstated & compensated. Stupid government without any improvement. 2019 is around the corner.

kITATITA:
So what the fuss. The vultures want to continue feeding fat on Nigeria. Constant electricity will deprive them of the huge money they get from importing generators and diesel.

In the letter, dated November 18, 2016, Mr. Atiku said the deal would see Nigeria’s existing 330KV and 132 KV power transmission cables upgraded from the current Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSRs) types to Aluminium Conductor Composite Core Conductors (ACCC).

The ACCC is an improved technology that has twice the capacity of the ACSRs and can easily be retrofitted on the existing lines, eliminating the hurdles of dismantling current cables to lay new ones, experts say.

Bash
Good try PT - but there nothing unusual in this. At least you have quoted a section of the Act that allows for close bidding or even single sourcing where tie and efficiency is of the essence. There is no way a Government that wants to make impact on the power supply issue during its life time have the luxury of an open tender that could take two year or more to complete, which in any case could turn out with an inexperienced contractor. For such a strategic contract its perfectly ok to have guided tendering process. But I concede with you that we have a trust deficit of government officials /bureaucracy and therefore perfectly in order to be alarmed. Provided this company has the track record and the prices could be benchmarked globally its perfectly in order. It s there reason why the president need to some emergency powers to waive off some the entanglements in existing legal provision to fast track projects. Only the gullible will believe otherwise. Its the mistake Yar'adua made when he promised emergency in power sector and never got to declaring it!

idupaul:
Fashola and cosmetic propaganda, that means I am 3 weeks the dams would be empty and power would return to zero while it would take longer for it to build back to harnessable capacity when the rain comes . What is stopping Fashola from adding new sources to the grid

energywatchng:
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sanerugwei:
There you go again jumping into what you know nothing about.
What efficiency are you talking about?
What is the current conservative energy need of Nigeria as a whole, and what is the current installed capacity across the value chain.
Maybe that is too much let's break it down for you, to make it easier for you I will use numbers.
To attain at at least 12 hours daily Nigeria needs to generate and distribute about 20,000 megawatts.
If you put together all the power plants today and assume that they are very efficient, you will still have less than 8000 megawatts.
Dont forget when you take of value chain for power we are looking at generation, transmission and then distribution.
Which of these has your power minister efficiently improved?

http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/07/fashola-unveils-roadmap-for-boosting-electricity-generation/

By Ejiofor Alike

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola yesterday unveiled federal government’s roadmap for boosting electricity generation through incremental power, saying that the government is looking at what the country could generate out of the existing power assets.

Delivering a public lecture in Lagos yesterday, the minister stated that the country has 26 power plants, with three powered by water in Jebba, Kainji and Shiroro, while the rest of the plants are powered by gas.

According to him, the country has 140 turbines with installed capacity of 12,341 megawatts, adding however that at the best of times, only about 78 turbines generate power, which had resulted in February 2, 2016 peak of 5,074 MW.

“The problems have been identified as either damaged, unmaintained or unserviced turbines in the hydro power plants, and in the cases of gas plants, it is largely non-availability of gas, coupled with lack of maintenance.”

Fashola said the Jebba Hydro power plant, which was commissioned in 1985 by President Muhammadu Buhari with six turbines to provide 540MW of power, were to be overhauled once every 5-6 years but this was never done for 28 years, until it was handed over in 2013, in the aftermath of the privatisation.

According to him, the first overhaul has now been completed and more will be undertaken and described this effort as incremental power.

Fashola, whose lecture was on ‘Nigeria’s Electricity Challenge: A Roadmap for Change,’ also noted that in a report recently submitted to his office by the concessionaire of Jebba and Kainji, the total available capacity of the two plants is 482 MW and 340 MW respectively totaling 822 MW.

He described the plan by the investors to boost the generation to 1338 MW as incremental power.

The minister further stated that when the Egbin Power plant in Ikorodu, which was delivered in 1985 during the tenure of President Babangida had six turbines with total capacity of 1,320 MW but when it was handed over in 2013, it had only two functional turbines of 400MW generating capacity.

“I was at the plant in December 2015, to switch on Turbine 6, which means all the six turbines have been restored. This is incremental power. But these are just examples of the maintenance and technical challenges we grapple with daily in the government from the President, to the Vice-President, and the Ministry which seek to manage the men and women. Let me share with you some of the human and administrative challenges, relating to incremental power,” he explained.

Fashola recalled what he called the announcement of an alleged “commissioning” of a power plant in Edo State by the last administration during the election campaign.

“This was the Azura power project meant to deliver 450 Megawatts. In reality, what took place was only the turning of the sod. The main activity, which were government securities and guarantees to enable the financing of the project were never issued. This was delayed for about a year. It was the Buhari administration that prioritised this, resolved it, and work has now started with 422 workers on site and estimated completion date of December 2018. This is the road to incremental power,” he added.

He also recalled the Aba Power plant initiated by Prof. Barth Nnaji to generate140 MW and ring fence Aba for dedicated power, long before he was ever appointed minister.

According to Fashola, the former minister had an agreement given to him by the federal government, which assured him that the plant would never be sold in the event of privatisation.

He revealed that the same government later made another agreement, ignoring the original one, and sold Enugu Disco to a new owner, which included Aba Power.

The minister noted that none of the two parties should be blamed as both of them had legitimate contracts, which were conflicting and issued by the same government.

“Instead of spending their energy and resources completing the power plants and delivering electricity, they were forced to spend their resources and energy seeking to untie themselves from the problems created by government since 2013. This government has waded into the matter, and, through the Vice President, directed our ministry to facilitate reconciliation, and with the cooperation of the parties, their sense of patriotism, we got the parties out-of-court in a settlement three years after.

“We are now formalising their papers so that they can operate independently and collaborate to supply power to Aba and Enugu Distribution that covers most of the East instead of fighting in court. Solving the problems of yesterday is the road to incremental power,” Fashola explained.

He also disclosed that the Zungeru Power Plant, meant to deliver 700 MW in Niger state, was held up in court for several years.

According to him, “although the project is now three years behind, the dispute has been resolved, parties are out of court, over 800 workers are back on site and this should deliver incremental power”.

sanerugwei:
There you go again jumping into what you know nothing about.
What efficiency are you talking about?
What is the current conservative energy need of Nigeria as a whole, and what is the current installed capacity across the value chain.
Maybe that is too much let's break it down for you, to make it easier for you I will use numbers.
To attain at at least 12 hours daily Nigeria needs to generate and distribute about 20,000 megawatts.
If you put together all the power plants today and assume that they are very efficient, you will still have less than 8000 megawatts.
Dont forget when you take of value chain for power we are looking at generation, transmission and then distribution.
Which of these has your power minister efficiently improved?

acidici:
Yesterday I went to purchase prepaid electric bill, the sales person asked if I am aware that PHCN has increased the billing rate from 24 Naira to about 31 Naira? I said I wasn't aware of any such thing and I asked him, how come there was no mention of such on any of the Nigerian dailies. I felt probably he wasn't sure of what he was saying since it is a private shop. When I got home I searched the net to confirm, but there was no news anywhere about it.

Later I saw a friend that works with Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), I asked to confirm. He confirmed it to be true. I asked him why there was no news about it, he said they did it surreptitiously in order not to provoke the sensitivity of Nigerians. That people will get to know about it when they receive their January bills next month. So, I felt I should bring it to the notice of everyone so that the shock will be bearable when we receive our bill next month.

Anyone with genuine information should please confirm this.

Thanks

sanerugwei:
Keep deceiving yourself.
How many new megawatts has Fasholaor APC govt as a whole added to the power grid since 2015, or do you think its magi?
That you are getting any improvements at all means that some other areas are now suffering more due to the obvious inefficiencies in the power supply chain in 9ja.

kYjelly2:
of course what

I guess Turkey citizens must have been saying the same thing years ago, like, "no way! Turkey can NEVER EVER be islamized", but what do we have today