2 November 2009
Lagos — Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)'s Public Affairs General Manager, Mrs Efuru Igbo, has said that the recently concluded amnesty programme of the Federal Government has started aiding power generation in the country.
Igbo told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday in a telephone interview that the power generation in the country had improved to 3,000 megawatts (mw) from 2,400mw in the last two weeks.
The PHCN spokesman said that to consolidate on the progress, PHCN had started repairing all the hydro power stations in the country.
According to her, there are indications that when the repairs on the hydro stations are completed, the country will be able generate additional 1,938.4mw being their total installed capacity.
She said that the hydro stations currently under repairs were the Kainji Hydro-power station, which has 760mw installed capacity, Jebba, (578.4mw) and Shiroro (600mw).
Igbo said: "In fact, the rehabilitation of these hydro power stations has started yielding fruits because the stations at present cumulatively generate 507mw of electricity to the national grid.
"As at now Kainji generates 265mw; Jebba (92mw) while Shiroro generates 150mw, bringing the total to 507mw," she added.
Igbo said that the development was an indication that efforts were on to achieve the 6,000 megawatts target in December.
"If you watch very carefully in your neighbourhood, you will see that PHCN had started installing transformers and other materials in all zones to ensure that this target is achieved," she added.
NAN recalls that Mr Mohammed Barkindo, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, had recently assured Nigerians of NNPC's commitment to ensure that the 6000mw target was achieved by December 2009.
Barkindo gave the assurance during a tour of the Utorogu Gas plant in the Niger Delta Area.
Barkindo said the corporation would ensure that the thermal stations were supplied with enough gas.
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