THE Federal government has announced that the nation’s installed generation capacity of electricity risen to 6000 MW while generation capability has jumped to 5,228 MW with peak generation at over 4,500 MW, even as it said a total of $3.4 billion is required to expand the transmission grid to enable it evacuate the generated power.
Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo said in Abuja during the Presidential power reform transaction signing ceremony projected a generation of between 10,000 MW and 20,000MW in 2014 and 2016 respectively for the country.
He said, "We expect to add additional generation capacity of about 2,200 MW from the NIPP projects (1,896 MW), IPPs (296MW) and FGN legacy assets (514 MW) before the of 2013.
"The Federal Government is also investing heavily to boost generation through the large, medium and small hydrostatic with total capacity of over 4, 234MW. These include Zungeru-7000MW; Mambilla-3,050MW; Gurara 11-360MW; Isti-40MW; Small hydro power-84MW."
The Power Minister lamented however that though generation was on the increase, the nation's grid remained a weak link with a wheeling capacity of about 4,800MW thereby necessitating for a robust transmission grid.
According to him, "With government's objective to achieve 10,000 MW in 2014 and 20,000 MW in 2016, the urgent need to expand our transmission capability to evacuate the projected additions becomes eminent.
"A total capacity outlay of US$3.4 billion is required up to 2016 to bring our transmission to evacuate all the generated power. Government is working out the funding of the TCN long term expansion plan from a mix which will include the Transmission Development Fund, International Development Banks and Multilateral agencies."
He cited that despite the positive improvements achieved, the reform had some challenges including the large scale of the reform and resolution of labour issues “which has reached advanced stage which is expected to be concluded before end of June, 2013.”
Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo said in Abuja during the Presidential power reform transaction signing ceremony projected a generation of between 10,000 MW and 20,000MW in 2014 and 2016 respectively for the country.
He said, "We expect to add additional generation capacity of about 2,200 MW from the NIPP projects (1,896 MW), IPPs (296MW) and FGN legacy assets (514 MW) before the of 2013.
"The Federal Government is also investing heavily to boost generation through the large, medium and small hydrostatic with total capacity of over 4, 234MW. These include Zungeru-7000MW; Mambilla-3,050MW; Gurara 11-360MW; Isti-40MW; Small hydro power-84MW."
The Power Minister lamented however that though generation was on the increase, the nation's grid remained a weak link with a wheeling capacity of about 4,800MW thereby necessitating for a robust transmission grid.
According to him, "With government's objective to achieve 10,000 MW in 2014 and 20,000 MW in 2016, the urgent need to expand our transmission capability to evacuate the projected additions becomes eminent.
"A total capacity outlay of US$3.4 billion is required up to 2016 to bring our transmission to evacuate all the generated power. Government is working out the funding of the TCN long term expansion plan from a mix which will include the Transmission Development Fund, International Development Banks and Multilateral agencies."
He cited that despite the positive improvements achieved, the reform had some challenges including the large scale of the reform and resolution of labour issues “which has reached advanced stage which is expected to be concluded before end of June, 2013.”
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