The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu
Nebo, said on Wednesday that seven power plants and 150 new substations
built across the country were ready for inauguration.
Nebo said this in Abuja when he briefed
State House correspondents on the outcome of the weekly Federal
Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan,
according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The minister also announced that the
council approved $10.2m for the procurement of six units of 40MVA
132/33KV mobile substations with spare parts and accessories to boost
electricity supply across the country.
He said an additional N247.3m was
approved for the clearing of the equipment at the port as well as its
transportation and Value Added Tax.
The minister said the mobile substations
would be used to supply electricity to consumers nationwide during
major work at the existing substations.
Nebo said, “The reason for the mobile
substations is to make sure that whenever we have these repairs on some
of these substations that are in a state of disrepair or that need to be
entirely changed, we have mobile stations that will stand there, that
will give respite to electricity consumers located where these major
repairs are going to take place.
“So, these mobile substations will act
as a reprieve. They are also to provide emergency relief where major
power disruptions occur, sometimes as a result of disasters occasioned
by weather; and ultimately, they are like spare parts, you can redeploy
them whenever the need arises to boost electricity supply.”
The minister said 138 direct and 1,380
indirect jobs would be created at the six substations, which are
expected to be completed in eight months.
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