The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 16 contracts aimed at boosting the capacity to transmit and distribute power in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n
The Minister of Power, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, briefed State House correspondents after an extraordinary FEC meeting Presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n
He said that the major problem in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) was the ability to evacuate sufficient electricity and distribute them.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cApproval was given for award of contract for of 2x 60 MVA 132\/33KV sub-station at Ikare-akoro and 2 by 132KV lines bay extension at Oke-agbe in Ondo State; it has dollar component and Naira component, 9.9 million dollars and N2.4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe other one is the supply of 62 hilux vehicles and 20 SUVs\u2014these ones are going to used for operations; for supervision and surveillance of over 8,000km grid lines across the nation. It is N2.7 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe next is procurement of 1500 drums of transformer oil; it is also nationwide; it is used for maintenance of transformers at the cost of N322.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe next is the supply of Sergi Transformer explosion and fire protection devices; it is also nationwide; it has a Euro component of 5.3 million Euros and Naira component of N347.6 million.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n
He said another approval was for the construction of 132 KV double-circuit line at Ikere-Ijesa-Isu-Ilupeju towns in Ado-Ekiki, Ekiti State.<\/p>\n\n\n
According to him the contract has a dollar component of 30.8 million dollars and a Naira component of N8.3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n
He said that the sixth one was the construction of new National Grid Control Centres at Oshogbo.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cYou know we have one national control centre where everything that is on the grid is being controlled; that is where power is being distributed; and if there is any shut down, that is where it is being done at Oshogbo, all over the nation; so, we want to expand it to be able to work better.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cSo, this contract seeks to do so; and we want to add another one in Gwagwalada, Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cSo, two contracts are given here; one at Oshogbo and one for the FCT\u2014Oshogbo is at the cost of N1.168 billion while that one of the FCT N1.161 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cAnother one is the supply of 180 grounding equipment nationwide; it has also a Euros component of 686,000 Euros and a Naira component of N41.4 million.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n
Aliyu listed other approvals as 330KV double line to Mando substation in Kaduna at N893 million; construction of 2X60MVA, 132\/33KV substation at Ogbomosho and 2X 132KV lines extension at Ganmo substation at Ilorin at 5.3 million Euros and Naira component of N467.7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n
More so, he mentioned contracts for design, manufacture, supply, installation and commissioning of transmission lines of transmission lines of 330\/132\/33 KV at Lekki, Lagos State at the cost of N4.3 billion and N2.8 billion\u2013 LOT 1 and LOT 2.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThen construction of 2x60MVA sub-station at Saki town in Oyo State; it has components; one is 9.9 million dollars and the Naira component is N2.2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe repairs of 100MVA 132KV Power transformer at Ughelli, Delta\u2013two components, 416, 000 dollars and N82 million.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThen construction of 20 kilometres Okegbe-Ikare-Akoko 132KV transmission line\u2014two components\u20143.75 million dollars and the Naira component is N690.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cConstruction of 90 kilometre Iseyin-Saki 132KV transmission line in Kwara; the dollar component is 10.7 million dollars; the Naira component is N3.3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cAugmentation for the construction of 2X60MVA 132\/33 KVA substation at Malumfashi and 4X132KV line bay extension at Kankara at Katsina State; the Naira component only is at N176.5 million,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n
The minister also logged the supply and delivering of 4 each of primary and secondary injection test stations nationwide at 3.86 million Euros and a Naira component of N212. 4 million.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u25aa\ufe0e By NAN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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