$186m Afam 3 fast plant to power 1.5m homes

 

The firm handling the construction of Afam 111 fast power plant in Oyigbo Local Government, Rivers state, General Electric (GE), yesterday, disclosed that the project upon construction, would power about 1.5 milion homes in Nigeria.
The project is a trailer-mounted gas turbine, which has eight units of 30 megawatts each.
The project upon completion is expected to contribute 240 megawatts to the national grid that will power about 1.5m Nigerian homes.
Conducting journalists round the project site, the Managing Director of GE, Mr. Mohammed Mijindadi, said the project was awarded at the cost of $186m, adding that one of its units is expected to be completed in July if the issues surrounding securitization of the project are resolved on time.
Majindadi said: “GE today announces that it has delivered its TM2500 mobile aero derivative gas turbine generator sets to the Afam 3 power plant project site. Upon completion, the gas turbine solutions which are currently being installed will bring online additional 240 megawatts of power to the National grid. This is in line with the first phase of the government’s power expansion plan.
“Pending the government’s execution of the project’s financial securitization structure, it is estimated that the Afam 3 power plant will get to commercial operation in July this year.
The modern power plant will be able to provide enough electricity for up to 1.5m Nigerian homes upon completion.
Also speaking, the Managing Director of Director and the Chief Executive Officer, Afam Power Plc., Engineer Olumide Obademi, said the project, which started in 2017, had reached 90 percent completion stage.
He said: “Sometimes in 2016, the federal government of Nigeria had an MOU with General Electric (GE) to supply Fast Power in line with the Federal government of Nigeria incremental power programme. This resulted in settling up a committee to go round the federation for possible suitable location.
“When the committee arrived Afam Power Plc., Afam 111 site was shown as the best situable place for the project as the old plants had been scrapped, removed and carted away. By January 2017, the civil works commenced in preparation for the arrival of eight (8nos of) General Electric (GE) TM 2500 Turbines and its auxiliaries with a total capacity of 240MW of 30MW each.
“Before the end of 2017, all the eight (8nos) Turbines and the auxiliaries arrived site. Installation and assembling commenced immediately. Presently, the installation of turbines and generators had been completed. Meanwhile, the installation of the auxiliaries is in progress and about 90 percent completion.”

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