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Then there was the Mainland IPP in Ikeja.

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS 8.8MW MAINLAND POWER INDEPENDENT POWER PROJECT OPERATED BY CET POWER

On Wednesday, October 29, 2014; His Excellency the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) officially commissioned the Mainland Power Plant, an Independent Power Project owned and operated by CET Power.

The 8.8MW Power Plant which is strategically located at the Lagos State Electricity Board, GRA Ikeja and operating through an Independent Distribution Network, shall provide reliable and dedicated electricity to key Lagos State Government facilities and infrastructure including but not limited to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and Lagos State University, College of Medicine (LASUCOM); Area “F” Police Command; Lagos State Works Yard; Lagos High Court; Office of the Chief Judge; The Presidency; Code of Conduct Bureau; The Lagos State Water Corporation ; Old Secretariat Complex; The Newly Developed Lagos State Housing Estate; Eko Engineering Limited etc.

The Mainland IPP will also provide uninterrupted Public Street Lighting with total coverage area of more than 20 kilometres, including, but not limited to, the following locations: Old Secretariat lighting; Ikeja Flyover; Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way; Agege Motor Road; Ikorodu Road (Jibowu to Maryland); Palm Avenue (Mushin); GRA Ikeja, etc.

The financing and deployment of the power generation assets comprised in the Power Plant, as well as the installation and technical commissioning of the Power Plant were performed by CET Power on behalf of Mainland Power Ltd, which is a subsidiary of CET Power.

CET Power also has the overall technical responsibility for the implementation of the IPP, and this responsibility includes the operation and maintenance of the power plant over the next 10 years.

This partnership between the Lagos State Government and Mainland Power Ltd is governed by a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), with a provision for the transfer of ownership of the power generation and distribution assets to the Lagos State Government after 10 years. The transfer package also provides for the training of Lagos State Government personnel on a continuing basis towards the acquisition of the requisite skills and capacities for assuming the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the power plant upon the relevant point in time in the future.

Speaking at the Event, the Lagos State Governor commended CET Power for providing a Power Plant which boasts of modern state-of-the art engineering technologies and strongly advocated that with such proven track record of excellence and reliability in the power generation industry, CET Power should play a more central role in boosting the nation’s Power generation capacity.

The Managing Director of CET Power, Mr. Obiora Nwizu in presenting an Overview of the Mainland Power Project stated that the Plant’s installed capacity of 8.8MW is categorized into 5.8MW of natural gas fired generators providing the primary power, and 3MW driven by diesel fired generators, providing standby capacity. The standby capacity shall supply critical/priority load centres in events of gas supply outage, which have been limited, historically.

Further, he stated that the power plant is equipped with a high-tech Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Load Management system to ensure optimal plant efficiency as well as world-class fire-fighting equipment designed to manage any fire incidents, no matter how major.

He also assured Lagos State Government of CET Power’s capability to deploy within the shortest possible time, additional Power Generation Capacity in excess of 25MW if required by the State.

The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi who was represented by Dr. Uche Okoh described the Power Plant as symbolic of the future of electricity generation in Nigeria wherein competent stakeholders would make viable augmentations to the country’s generation capacities.

The Governor later undertook a guided tour of the Independent Power Plant alongside some of the dignitaries that included the members of the State Executive Council notably, the Deputy Governor, Hon (Mrs) Adejoke Orelope–Adefulire, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and his Environment counterpart, Mr Tunji Bello and other Dignataries.

Various stakeholders in attendance also affirmed their support and commended the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Initiative that birthed the Project.

https://cetpower.com/news/lagos-state-government-commissions-8-8mw-mainland-power-independent-power-project-operated-by-cet-power/

Second strategy: INDEPENDENT POWER PLANTS AND CAPTIVE POWER.

The Lagos State Government decided to adopt a new strategy after NEPA failed to keep to the AES Barge agreement (it failed to distribute power from the plant solely in Lagos).

The government decided to build power plants that would power key government infrastructure. There were two major ideas behind this.

1) This would ensure that these facilities (hospitals, courts, schools, streetlights) have 24 hours power in order to serve Lagosians better.

2) It would remove these facilities from the National Grid and therefore, there would be more power available to other Lagosians.

The first of these projects was the Island Power Project at Marina.

Island Power Project (Lagos) To Generate 10MW

johnie:

The Island Power Project is to generate 10MW and is located on Marina, opposite the General Hospital.

In 2009, the Lagos State Government (LASG) entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Island Power Limited (a part of Negris Group) to build, own and operate a 10MW plant to provide 24hr uninterrupted power supply to the General Hospital (Lagos Island); High Court (Catholic Mission Street); High Court Annex (TBS); Magistrates Court (Igbosere Street); Island Maternity Hospital (Lagos Island); State House (Marina) and the provision of street lights within 20 Streets within Lagos Island, an 18km dedicated underground distribution network; all being powered using Gas engines. The plant will comprise of 4 units of 1.5MW MWM gas engines and 2 units of 2MW MWM diesel engines.

The Island Power Project will increase the frequency of power supply to these facilities from 35% to 100%. A major advantage to the residents of these areas is the reduction in crime when commuting along the powered streets, as a result of functional streetlights. The project would help reduce environmental pollution as the plant runs on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). This would lead to the eradication of 30 diesel and petrol generators of various sizes thus ensuring cleaner air and reduction in noise pollution. This project will also significantly improve the delivery of essential social services to the citizens of Lagos state.

The project is currently the fastest ever executed IPP in Nigeria, with Project Conception to Commissioning taking only 18 months.
http://www.lagospowerprojects.gov.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:island-power-project&catid=34:projects

The project is to be commissioned on Wednesday 25th May 2011.

https://www.nairaland.com/673895/island-power-project-lagos-generate

First strategy: THE AES BARGE PROJECT

In August 1999 the Lagos State Government brought Yinka Folawiyo Power, Enron, NEPA and the Federal Government together to sign an agreement to provide power to Lagos.

The idea was to build and operate a power plant that would be located on a barge that would be anchored on the Lagos Lagoon, beside the Egbin Power Plant (Nigeria's biggest power plant) in Ikorodu.

Yinka Folawiyo Power was to provide part of the funds to build and run the power plant, Enron was to provide the rest of the funds and was also supposed to actually build and run the power plant.

NEPA was to provide part of the funds to buy the power that was produced on the barge and it was also to receive and distribute the power (the law at the time stated that only NEPA could transmit and distribute electricity in Nigeria). NEPA was to only distribute the power to places that were designated by the Lagos State Government.

The Lagos State Government was to provide the rest of the funds for the purchase of the electricity that was produced on the barge. It was also to designate the places where the power would be distributed (the power was to be distributed only in Lagos) and it was to market the project to consumers in those parts of Lagos.

The Federal Government was to provide a guarantee that the Lagos State Government would pay for the power and it was to debit Lagos' share from the Federation Account if it failed to pay.

Enron ran into financial problems before they could finish building the power plant and their shares in the project were bought over by AES Corporation (the project became known as AES Barge).

The power plant was completed and brought to Lagos and it began producing electricity.

However, NEPA broke its part of the agreement. It received power from the barge, but instead of distributing it only in Lagos (in places designated by the Lagos State Government), it fed the power into the National Grid and distributed it across Nigeria.

The power produced on the barge would have had an impact if it was only distributed in Lagos, but it became like a drop in the ocean when it was distributed across Nigeria.

Worse still, the Federal Government debited Lagos' share from the Federation Account, despite the fact that the electricity was not solely being distributed in Lagos. That's what led to the complaint by the Fashola Administration in 2014.

jideflash:
Being the first state to attempt to break the monopoly of the defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), with the initiation of the Enron Power Project on August 1, 1999, coupled with the recent inauguration of a transformer manufacturing factory, Lagos State has maintained its pioneering role in power projects in Nigeria, Ejiofor Alike, writes

Enron Experiment

At the peak of the abysmal performance of the defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), now Power Holding Company of Nigeria(PHCN), Lagos State under the then Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, became the first state to attempt to break the monopoly of the ailing power giant by initiating a giant Independent Power Project(IPP).

On August 1, 1999, the Tinubu-led administration, Yinka Folawiyo Power Limited and Enron Corporation of the United States signed an agreement for an IPP, with the Federal Government as the guarantor.

The barge-mounted electricity generating plant was to be located adjacent to the NEPA’s Egbin Power Station, Nigeria’s biggest power plant.

The generating facility was originally designed to consist of nine barge-mounted combustion turbines with a total net output of 290megawatts of electricity.

The total investment in the business was estimated at $225 million with Enron controlling the majority shares, while Yinka Folawiyo Power Limited, a Nigerian conglomerate, owns the remaining shares in the venture.

By the terms of the agreement as presented by Lagos State, Enron was to generate the power and feed it into the National Grid, with NEPA as the operator that was to receive, transmit and distribute the power, while the State would designate destinations for power supply and market it to consumers.

The state was also to generate bills and pay the accrued revenue into an escrow account from which Enron could draw; while the Federal Government would provide project support, being the guarantor.

However, in January 2001, the AES Corporation announced that its subsidiary had acquired from Enron, a majority interest in the barge-mounted IPP.

AES, a leading global power company has generation, distribution and transmission infrastructure in Georgia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, the United States and Venezuela, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic and El Salvador,
At the time of acquisition by AES, the barges were still under construction and commencement of commercial operations of the power facility was expected in September 2001.

AES was both manager of construction and plant operator; while electricity from the plant was to be supplied to NEPA under a 13.25 year power purchase agreement.

However, since inception, the project was mired in controversy as the state, NEPA and the Federal Government clashed over the implementation of the agreement.

The controversy peaked when Lagos State took the PHCN to the then Dr. Ransom Owan-led board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), over allegation of breach of supply agreement and wrongful invoicing of the state.

Lagos State had said in the petition to NERC that it had agreed to contribute 21.15 per cent of the Barge Power Purchase Agreement (BPPA) monthly bills on the condition that the power being generated by AES/Enron would be supplied solely to Lagos State.

According to the state government, further to the Contribution Agreement, on 14th November, 2000, it instructed the Federal Ministry of Finance to effect a direct debit of its statutory allocations from the Federation Account for the amount due as its contribution, to the capacity payments.

The state however, said that the instruction was to serve only as further security for payment of its obligations, under the BPPA and could only be effected if it failed to pay a valid invoice.

“In June 2001, the IPP began commercial operations and NEPA began to purchase capacity and energy under the BPPA.

‘However, in clear breach of the BPPA and the spirit of the Contribution Agreement, NEPA failed and or refused to devote any or all of the electrical output of the IPP to customers in the areas designated in the BPPA submitted for its contribution by NEPA,” the state said.

Lagos State also stated that despite the breach of agreement, the Federal Ministry of Finance had continued to deduct its 21.15 per cent contribution from source.

All these show that there is no doubt about the viability and feasibility of the IPP project as envisaged by all the partners, including the Lagos State Government.

The project was viable, feasible and was delivered to meet not only specifications but also international standard.

Today, the AES project is supplying close to 230megawatts to the Egbin Thermal Station, from where the power is feed into the National Grid.

With this additional supply from AES, the total output from Egbin averages 800megawatts when gas is available.

The only issue under contentionwas that the power generated from AES was being transmitted to the National Grid for the use of the entire country, instead of only Lagos and this bordered on alleged failure by parties to honour contractual and business obligations.

Despite the controversy surrounding the Enron power project, the Federal Government still joined Lagos State to see the wisdom in breaking the monopoly of PHCN, hence the massive construction of power plants across the country and the planned privatisation of the ailing utility giant.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/pioneering-role-of-lagos-in-power-projects/75222/

https://www.nairaland.com/2194879/how-fg-cheated-lagos-state

Photo: The then United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, visited the AES Barge power plant. Mrs Thomas-Greenfield later became the US ambassador to the United Nations.


U.S. Mission Nigeria @USinNigeria

A/S Thomas-Greenfield visited AES' innovative Ebute Power Barge in #Lagos yesterday. #PowerAfrica

https://x.com/USinNigeria/status/409579713879752704

Judolisco:
bros.... D only thing America did was to enforce a no fly zone over Libya, which I don't agree with.. But his people didn't want him again and they joined d Arab uprising protest... So wetin come concern Nigeria with dat one?

The whole thing has no correlation with this thread. The person that posted it was simply trying to derail the thread and provoke me and he failed.

The Super Eagles were in a home and away fixture and they were playing against Libya. Edo Queens are participating in a tournament that's hosted by Morocco and the Moroccan team is not even in our group.

What happened to the Eagles has absolutely nothing to do with Gaddafi. Many teams have suffered problems when they went to play in Libya and these problems did not begin after Gaddafi's death.

Lagos Women Run @LagosWomenRun

The wait is over😎!

The Lagos Women Run is back for it's 9th edition🏃🏽‍♀️

Lagos State Ministry of Transportation @LagosMOT1

LASG ROLLS OUT TRAFFIC DIVERSION PLAN FOR THE LAGOS WOMEN RUN

In view of the annual Lagos women run slated for Saturday, 9th November 2024, the Lagos State Government has rolled out a traffic diversion plan to enable motorists commute easily during the event.

During the event, the race route starting from Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) inward to Water Board, Old NITEL, Outer Marina, Bonny Camp Bridge, Ahmadu Bello Way, Akin Adesola Street, Falomo Bridge, Falomo Roundabout, Awolowo Road, and Onikan Roundabout to Mobolaji Johnson will be partially closed.

Consequently the following alternative routes have been mapped to enable easy commuting;

Motorists heading to Third Mainland Bridge from Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue are advised to go through Bonny Camp to connect Onikan Underpass inwards Marina Exit to access Force Road to link Outer Marina and Third Mainland Bridge to reach their destinations.

Motorists heading to Ikoyi Road from Apongbon are to use Odunlami Street to connect Igbosere Road and proceed to Moloney Street to access Ikoyi Road to continue their journeys. There will be minimal impact on traffic flow within these routes.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi reiterated that all Junctions and intersections from Tafawa Balewa Square(TBS) to destination Mobolaji Johnson Arena will be blocked with Barriers and manned by LASTMA,NPF,FRSC,LSNC officials to prevent other road users access to the main race corridor and minimize inconveniences for motorists and athletes.

ADVISORY:- Motorists are implored to be patient as the partial road closure is part of the traffic management plans for the race event highlighted.

Mynd44:
(Formerly Okupe) (Formerly Okupe)

This part got me laughing because I remember what happened (when he "changed his name" ).

Failed attempt to derail and politicise the thread.

Note: This is a tournament with a host, just like the African Cup of Nations. All matches are going to be played in Morocco.

This is not a home and away series (Edo Queens are not even playing a Moroccan team in the group stage).

nairalanda1:
Part of the problem with the power project back then was that it involved a certain company called Enron. Which collapsed eventually.

Nothing tinubu or Obasanjo could do about that.

Some pictures of and details about the power plant (sorry about the long post, you might need to scroll).

https://www.nairaland.com/822196/it-begins-me/355#103018716

https://www.nairaland.com/822196/it-begins-me/356#103018861

Tochitee:
Ignorance is stifling your life,if you know how you much ignorance in these your statement,you will be ashamed of your generations!

This is a prime example of what I mean, just insults, no substance or common sense.

nairalanda1:
Part of the problem with the power project back then was that it involved a certain company called Enron. Which collapsed eventually.

Nothing tinubu or Obasanjo could do about that.

That wasn't a problem. Enron sold its shares to AES which continued the project. This was before Enron collapsed completley.

(That's why the project was called AES Barge, because it was being run by AES (and Tunde Folawiyo Power) and the plant was on a barge on the Lagos Lagoon, near Egbin Power Plant).

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https://www.nairaland.com/8105574/edo-queens-wins-nigeria-womens


Governor Obaseki Gives Edo Queens Players ₦1 Million Each For Winning NWFL
https://www.nairaland.com/8116712/governor-obaseki-gives-edo-queens

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https://www.nairaland.com/8193993/edo-queens-beat-ainonvi-fc

Governor Obaseki Gifts Edo Queens ₦100 Million
https://www.nairaland.com/8196890/governor-obaseki-gifts-edo-queens

Edo Queens FC @EQFCOfficial

As we represent Edo, Nigeria, and all of West Africa in Morocco, Chairman Yussuf Alli, OLY, reminds us why we play: for the pride and dreams of our people. Ready to make waves! #EdoQueens #CAFChampions

The journey begins! Edo Queens are en route to the CAF Women's Champions League, fueled by passion, pride, and purpose.

Edo Queens will play CBE of Ethiopia on November 10, FC Masar of Egypt on November 13th and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on November 16th.

CAF Media @CAF_Media

African Women Football Clubs will receive USD 150 000 each for participating in the CAF Women’s Champions League Morocco 2024

However, Edo Queens are suffering the same problems that all Nigerian clubs suffer. Nigerian clubs perform well and win tournaments one season and their star players go abroad before the next tournament.

They usually lose very good players and it sometimes disorganises the team.

Suliat Abideen has moved to Turkey.

Edo Queens FC @EQFCOfficial

Farewell to a True Legend - Suliat Olajumoke Abideen

Today, we say goodbye to not only a brilliant player but a remarkable leader and icon of Edo Queens FC, Suliat Abideen. With every game, Suliat showed unmatched commitment, grit, and passion. Her exceptional skill, sharp instincts, and undeniable presence on the field brought immense pride and numerous laurels to our club, including the unforgettable winning goal in the final of the WAFU Zone B tournament. Her contributions have shaped our team and inspired every one of us.

Suliat, thank you for your leadership, your heart, and your dedication to Edo Queens. You will forever be a part of our legacy, and we know you’ll achieve greatness as you take on this new chapter with ABB Fomget FC. We wish you nothing but success, fulfillment, and continued victories ahead.

Forever a Queen.

Habib Bakare @HabibBakare1

Edo Queen should get a replacement from the flamingo ladies..

Edo Queens FC @EQFCOfficial

She's not replaceable. She's an icon.

Edo Queens FC @EQFCOfficial

Touchdown 🛬 in Morocco! We have safely landed and received a warm welcome from our hosts. We're ready, focused, and excited for the journey ahead! 🌍⚽

Kai! Simple common sense has vanished!

The government did not say that it is building a power plant! It said that it has granted licenses to companies to generate and distribute electricity and to make meters.

It's not up to the government to announce the sources of energy. That's up to the companies to announce!