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Lagos to inaugurate 14.3MW power plant

By on October 3, 2014

As part of efforts to augment the power supply being received from the national grid, the Lagos State Government is poised to inaugurate another Independent Power Plant that will ensure constant power supply to a number of public institutions and streets in the state.

The formal switching-on of the 8.8-megawatts Mainland IPP by Governor Babatunde Fashola slated for October 31, 2014, will bring to an end this year’s Energy Conservation Month, which kicked off on Wednesday.

The power plant, which is located at Ikeja, will ensure 24-hour uninterrupted electric power supply to a number of public institutions including the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja High Court Complex, Old Secretariat Complex, Ikeja Water Works and guarantee over 20km of public lighting to select streets around Ikeja, the state Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Engr. Taofiq Tijani told journalists on Tuesday.

“As a state, we have a lot to do to complement what is coming from the national grid. We currently receive less than 1,000MW from the grid, but we need a minimum of 5,000MW and as much as 10,000MW for us to be truly called a mega-city.”

He said the state would inaugurate another 5.5MW IPP around Lekki by the end of the year or latest in the first quarter of 2015, adding that it would bring the total capacity of IPPs in the state to 47MW.

The Lagos State Government had successfully launched three IPPs in the past four years, one of them being the 12.15MW Akute IPP, which currently enables the Lagos Water Corporation to pump over 130 million gallons of water daily. It was followed by the 10MW Island Power Plant, which supplies electricity to the General Hospital and Island Maternity Hospital both on Lagos Island, High Court and Magistrates Court complexes and over 22 streetlights.

The 10.4MW Alausa Power Plant, which was recently inaugurated, powers the Lagos State Government Secretariat complex.

Tijani said the purpose of the Energy Conservation campaign is to enable more residents to be well-informed about the benefits of energy conservation. “We are persuaded that when people understand the benefits of energy conservation to their own personal finances, it will make adoption of the practice easier,” he said.

 

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