Additional
8.8 megawatts of electricity is to be added to existing capacity from embedded
generation in Lagos State from next month.
The
8.8 megawatts are coming from the Mainland Independent Power Plant (IPP) which
is to be switched on by Governor Babatunde Fashola on October 31, as part of
activities to mark the 2014 Energy Conservation month in the state.
The
Mainland IPP located within the Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ikeja, will
bring to four, the number of IPPs so far embarked upon by the Lagos State
government in partnership with some private investors.
Among
the existing IPPs in the state include the 12.15 megawatts Akute IPP which
currently enables the Lagos Water Corporation to pump over 130 million gallons
of water daily, the 10 megawatts Lagos Island IPP which supplies 24-hour
electricity to selected public institutions and facilities on the island, and
the 10.4 megawatts Alausa IPP supplying power to the state secretariat complex.
The
Mainland IPP, according to Danmilola Ogunbiyi, general manager, Lagos State
Electricity Board, will
ensure 24-hour uninterrupted electric power supply to a
number of public institutions including the Lagos State University Teaching
Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja High Court complex, old secretariat complex, Ikeja
Water Works and guarantee over 20km of public lighting to select streets around
Ikeja.
Governor
Babatunde Fashola would formally switch on the power plant on Friday, October
31, 2014 as part of commitment to a holistic plan to meet the power needs of
Lagos, said Ogunbiyi.
She
explained that “the power need of Lagos, Nigeria’s industrial and commercial
nerve centre and one of the world’s fastest growing mega cities is huge and to
this end, the state government has launched several initiatives to meet the
power need of its people across domestic, industrial and commercial spheres.”
Ogunbiyi
said part of the steps taken so far by the Fashola administration is the
implementation of a strategic energy development plan which entails the
creation of a full-fledged Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Lagos
State Electricity Board (LSEB), launch of independent power projects as well as
the dedication of October as the energy conservation month.
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