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US and NERC to Collaborate on Enhancement of Gas-Powered electricity

By on December 10, 2012

 

Gas Plant

In a bid to ensure that the Gas-powered electricity in the country is attainable,  the United States Government has  indicated it will partner with the National Elecrtric Regulatory Commission (NERC) to boost the potentials of the alternative source of power.

This was stated by the Project Manager Energy and Climate for the United States  Aid Agency Mr Imeh Okon at a training for sector officials on the viability of the natural gas as an alternative source of Power.

Mr Okon stated that “We are trying to assist the government of Nigeria achieve its goal of achieving electricity generation. We think that because we have bilateral relationship with the country, the only way out is to assist them to increase power so that the economy can grow. We all know that without electricity, most of the sectors are suffering and they are not growing and the poverty rate is also increasing. With electricity, we believe that every Nigerian will have the opportunity and capacity to grow and be able to meet their economic needs”.

Also speaking at the occasion, the Executive Director of Mid-West Independent System Operator (MISO) United States of America, Mr William Smith stressed, “We are bringing the U.S. has-fired plants generation experience and years of regulatory experience to discuss with the NERC specialists and our counterparts as they look at ways of increasing the amount of gas-generation that could be installed in Nigeria and the gas facilities that are necessary to deliver that gas to the plant. That is what we have been discussing”.

The Gas powered electricity initiative is a laudable initiative, and the  prospect of collaboration between the United States and the National Electricity Regulatory and Commission is a wonderful partnership which should drive the Nigerian economy to great heights.

One sector that should benefit immensely from the collaboration will be the Small and  Medium enterprises, which depend heavily on regular power supply to thrive daily in a very demanding economy.

As the power sector reforms receives more focus from public/private sector partnership it is expected that it will translate to the transformation of the sector which is vital to the growth and development of the Nigerian economy.