FG adds 625MW to national grid – Minister

The Federal Government has announced the summation of 625MW of powerfulness to the nationalist grid, expanding the grid’s wheeling capableness to 4800MW. Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications to the Minister of Power said this successful a connection successful Abuja connected Friday.

Bolaji quoted the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu arsenic saying this astatine the inauguration of the 63 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA), 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV ) mobile presumption astatine Ajah, Lagos and astatine the inuaguration of 60MWA, 132/33KV Power Transformer successful Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi .

According to the minister, the pivotal task is simply a testament to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu towards transforming the Power assemblage successful the pursuit of reliable and sustainable vigor infrastructure for a amended Nigeria.

Adelabu said that the mobile substation being inaugurated was a strategical deployment aimed astatine improving the transmission capableness constraints by implicit 1300mv crossed the nation.He spoke connected the value of the task and different instrumentality undergoing installation nether the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).

Adelabu said that the mobile substations arsenic stands arsenic a beacon of anticipation for businesses, household reliant connected uninterrupted powerfulness supply, stopgap measurement during attraction and emergency.

He commended the collaborative efforts of the FGN Power Company, the German Government and Siemens Energy whose concern has facilitated the accumulation and installation of the substations.

The curate besides announced the distant inuaguration of a 60MVA powerfulness transformer astatine Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi .

“Together, these instrumentality volition boost our transmission wheeling capableness by 123mw, thereby paving the mode for enhanced energy proviso for each Nigerians”.

”I urgyall Nigerians to safeguard these captious installations against acts of vandalisation and sabotage,”he said.
Adelabu noted that the occurrence of governments initiatives hinges connected corporate responsibility.

He besides called connected the absorption of the Power Company and each stakeholders successful the powerfulness assemblage to enactment with determination to guarantee that the timelines acceptable for projects transportation are achieved.

“Together, we volition embark connected a travel towards a brighter aboriginal for Nigeria, 1 powered by innovation, resilience and corporate determination”, helium said.
Earlier successful his remarks, Mr Kenny Anuwe, Managing Director of FGN Power Company said, ” arsenic Nigeria continues its travel towards vigor sufficiency and economical prosperity, initiatives similar the PPI.

According to him, this underscores President Tinubu’s unwavering determination to present capable energy towards unlocking Nigeria’s afloat economical potentials.

Anuwe assured of FGN Power Company’s committedness successful driving advancement and delivering tangible improvements successful energy entree for each Nigerians successful this transformative epoch successful Nigeria’s powerfulness Sector.

Tunji said that FGN Power was established by the Presidency arsenic a peculiar intent conveyance (SPV), tasked with implementing the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) with Siemens serving arsenic the method partner.