The much-awaited actual take-off of the
Speaking yesterday in
According to Anuwe, the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) in Phase 1 seeks to modernise, rehabilitate and expand the national grid by investing in the electricity value chain, including generation, transmission, and distribution systems of the power sector.
He noted that
In addition, he noted that the project would spur economic growth, create jobs and opportunities for Nigerian youths and enterprises, drive local content development through training opportunities and enhance capacity building in the sector.
The federal government, he said, was prepared to solve problems of epileptic power supply in
Recalling that President
"We will start to see the implementation of the transformers and substations which have been purchased across the country starting from September, right through to December. We have some significant amount of equipment which will start to come in.
"Part of the minister's objective in visiting
"I am happy to report that this has borne some fruits and we will start to see the delivery of equipment starting off in September this year," he stated.
According to him, yesterday's programme was meant to provide the "codes", the standards and the essential technological aspects of the project that the Distribution Companies (Discos) as well as other partners will abide by in the process.
"Essentially, this provides the minimum standards and requirements that they must utilise in implementing the project.
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In his remarks, the Minister of Power, Aliyu, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry,
"The objective of the
"This administration is prepared to solve the problem of epileptic power supply in the country once and for all and it's the reason the FG launched this important programme.
"This initiative will create rapid transformation in the electricity value chain, spur economic growth and create jobs and opportunities for the Nigerian youths and enterprises," he stated.
The Chief Technical Officer,
While
He added that while transformers in
While attributing the delay in the project to the Covid-19 pandemic, he assured that with the expected supply of the mobile substations, as early as September, the work that has been done will begin to reflect nationwide.
"In six months' time from now, we will be having the first tranche of supplies of mobile substations and transformers delivered on the shores of this country and that will be very, very helpful to the power grid," he stated.
He described the insinuation that there was any disagreement between the federal government and the German company as to the local content part of the project, insisting that the information was not correct.
"By means of mere coordination of what is going on in the power sector right now, we can even achieve the 2,000MW without a drop of power sector investment, but by September when all these equipment start to arrive, and we start to put them in the right places on the network,
In his remarks, a representative of the Discos,
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