The Sokoto State Government has successfully conducted a test-run of its N3.8 billion Independent Power Project (IPP).

The project, awarded in November, 2008, is the first of its kind in the Northern part of the country, with an installed capacity of a minimum of 30 megawatts and a maximum of 38 megawatts. The Chief Operating Officer of the contracting firm, Vulcan Elvaton Ltd, Franklin Ngbor, told newsmen during the test-run that the turbine of the project was already tested three times.

“What remains now is the synchronisation of the plant with the fuel tank and the main evacuation line, down to transmission line.

“The plant when fully completed, finally fired and integrated into the national grid, can work for five
consecutive years nonstop.

“It is only after it works for five years that it can be shut down for routine maintenance,” Mr. Ngbor said.

The Director-General of the project, Umar Bande, stated that the plant has a multiple type turbine hat can use diesel, gas or LPFO. According to Mr. Umar, the plant was now being test run on diesel, saying “it consumes 33,000 litres per day.”

The DG said plans are afoot to sign a fuel supply security agreement with the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) or other major oil
firms.

This, he noted, was to make the fuel supply cheaper, more sustainable and ensure maximum operations of the plant.

The Secretary to the State Government, Bashir Garba, said so far, nine stages, out of 11, required for a successful test run, have been carried out without hitches. He said an agreement will soon be signed between the state government and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on the evacuation of the power to the national grid.

Mr. Garba explained that the project was necessitated by the epileptic power supply to the state from the national grid.

“The state will be enjoying nearly 24-hour power supply when the plant becomes fully operational.

“This is a project that is worth celebrating as power supply in Nigeria will be bolstered with the injection of 38 megawatts to the national grid.

“This will also eventually boost the socioeconomic landscape in the state, curb poverty, restiveness and unemployment, among other myriad of direct and indirect benefits,” the SSG said.

"N3.8 billion Independent Power Project (IPP)... ...with an installed capacity of a minimum of 30 megawatts and a maximum of 38 megawatts"

“it consumes 33,000 litres per day.”

Godprotectigbos:
i just they pit tinubu

WINNERMENTALITY:
Atleast what they got for shouting one Nigeria up and down

FriendChoice:



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Keneking:
Up North
Indeed Tambuwal and others are doing well
Unlike South West, where there is no progress in power..always relying on Niger Delta gas
Important points:
“it consumes 33,000 litres per day.” ie One trailer per day
“It is only after it works for five years that it can be shut down for routine maintenance,”

obailala:

These are interesting figures. If just N3.8billion could build a 30mw gas/diesel plant, then I would assume N38 billion can build a 300mw plant and N380billion (~$1bn) can build a 3000mw plant.

If these above figures are real, one begins to wonder how OBJ spent $16billion and GEJ spent about $8billion, yet power generation capacity is still not up to 6000mw.


This is one bloody expensive venture to operate, reason Nigeria should forget the initial capital cost and consider solar power.

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afanide:
Other States should learn from this

PaulIdu:
No need to feed it to the national grid again ..I am tired of that lame law ..let it be used to power sokoto city which will automatically make more power available on the national grid

comos:
turbine ruuning on Diesel fuel,

what makes it different from mikano generator ?

MeAboki:
LOL, northern states making waves while others are busy bombing pipelines and calling them parasites to excuse their own inadequacies.

obailala:

These are interesting figures. If just N3.8billion could build a 30mw gas/diesel plant, then I would assume N38 billion can build a 300mw plant and N380billion (~$1bn) can build a 3000mw plant.

If these above figures are real, one begins to wonder how OBJ spent $16billion and GEJ spent about $8billion, yet power generation capacity is still not up to 6000mw.


This is one bloody expensive venture to operate, reason Nigeria should forget the initial capital cost and consider solar power.

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