Successor companies of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria and the National Independent Power Project have indicated plans to generate 6,873 megawatts of on-grid electricity for distribution across Nigeria by the end of 2013.

The Chief Executive Officer of Egbin Power Plant,Lagos, Mike Uzoigwe, disclosed this in Abuja Friday during the performance agreement signing ceremony involving the Minister of State for Power, Hajiya Zainab Kuchi, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Dere Awosika and chief executive officers of parastatals in the ministry.

Uzoigwe said the successor companies of PHCN will generate 3,879MW while the National Independent Power Project and Independent Power Producers will generate the extra 2500MW, which will bring available capacity on the national grid to 6,873MW by the end of 2013.

He said the target was part of the outcome of the meeting between Kuchi, the Presidential Task Force on Power and the CEOs of all the PHCN successor companies that reviewed the capability and performance of all generation stations.

"Some of the NIPP units have been fully commissioned but cannot run due to gas supply associated problems. The Geregu power plants still experience gas shortage," added Uzoigwe.

While commenting on the ministry's efforts at resolving the labour crisis that has been a snag on the privatisation of the company, the minister noted that the ministry would adopt an alternative measure to address the issue.

She said: "In terms of labour issues, I will not say we are absolutely on top of it but we are very focused. We are very focused and we are about taking an alternative measure in order to ensure that we finalise that.

"With the unbundling of the PHCN, we need to resolve this. And by the end of March, we will finally go solo in terms of Discos and Gencos contracting. BPE is trying to finalise and resolve labour issues. We are focused on this."

The minister also noted that the performance agreement implementation would be monitored to ensure success but that the issue of sanction will not be necessary unless it becomes absolutely unavoidable.

Speaking on behalf of the electricity distribution companies, the CEO of Ikeja Distribution Company, Mr. Chris Akanmou said that the companies on Thursday came up with some indicators for the actualisation of adequate power distribution as regards President Goodluck Jonathan'a economic agenda.

He said: "By the end of next year, there would have been an achievement of universal metering of power. Some of the indicators are that there will be immediate replacement of dead equipment especially transformers. We are committed to the replacement of any dead equipment especially the transformers."

Also, the CEO of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company, Rumundaka Wonodi said 41 companies had come forward to discuss with his organisation, adding that NBET was close to signing its first Power Purchase Agreement.

According to him, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission has already issued certificates of no objection to the deals, "which are now being reviewed by the Attorney General of the Federation."

He also noted that by the end of next year, the negotiations would have resulted in projects that could yield 2000MW of electricity from gas and 1000MW from coal.

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/power-phcn-nipp-target-6873mw-in-2013/132955/

These sorts of threads dont make front page. But threads such as "what is wrong in having Buhari as president" made front page. Yeye dey smell for NL!

Sincere 9gerian: These sorts of threads dont make front page. But threads such as "what is wrong in having Buhari as president" made front page. Yeye dey smell for NL!

No mind dem.

chai!! Am not d first here oooo

3rd to comment!

Bring back Barth Nnaji and our power sector will be thringerabragated!

I wonder o. If it is to critize the govt with unverifiable facts, pronto, it would'be made the front page

just sharap and work. yeye people!!!!

Is it no more December 2012,why the postponement?

.bbpreye:
3rd to comment!

just for saying 5th to comment, i was banned by one idiota mod mukina2, see how 1st, 2nd,3rd to comment is flowing in every thread and nobody do anything

Sick and tired of all this targets..Give us Light...!

warrior01: I wonder o. If it is to critize the govt with unverifiable facts, pronto, it would'be made the front page

So is that 6873 MG enough? That figure is just about the exact capacity that Lagos requires for everyone incuding domestic and industrial customers to have supply. South Africa's population is just about a quarter of Nigeria population and yet they generate nothing less than 50,000 MG. So Nigeria will generate around 7000MG by end of 2013 and you think they have arrived. Shame on your government.

lorenzos1: Sick and tired of all this targets..Give us Light...!

I share your candid sentiments . . . . .

Bureaucracy is just rendering this country absolete. And what the phuck is this nonsense about end of 2013 for just over 6kMW. I dont think I will need this PPS anymore, am going phucking solar.

Fools.

I dont give two F ucks about the numbers of watts they generate....We want 24 hours light Period!

.bbpreye:
3rd to comment!

Bring back Barth Nnaji and our power sector will be thringerabragated!

I nairaland ban u 4 trolling nd postng comment position. Ur ban we expire by Dec 08 2013, 14:14:14

Enough stories about Mega watt, What nigerians want is to see the bulb in their home lit up and electricity to power their facilities.Everyday stories of megawatt yet no stable electricity

no light no light no light no light bill increasing bill increasing bill increasing

Mhfckrzs! Yah heard, give us the damn electricity and shut ur traps.

outstanding ..

Na today...
Same way they H̲̣̣̣̥ɑ̤̥̈̊vє̲̣̥ been targeting since "God knows when."
2013 will come and go, they will now look for another target or excuse to justify their inadequacies.
MEGA MSTTCCHEEWSS...

OBJ promised 12,000 megawatts and delivered darkness.
Enough of these promises.

Sincere 9gerian: These sorts of threads dont make front page. But threads such as "what is wrong in having Buhari as president" made front page. Yeye dey smell for NL!

oya slap yourself.

we need fulfilment of promise not promise and fail.what i need is light not 100000000000000 magawatt witout light

Good development.
Meanwhile, government needs to be quickly reminded that with this development, we don't need all this third layer ministers again.
Like Minister for Power
Minister of State for Power 1
Minister of State for Power 2 etc

I would like to see a single ministry Like Ministry for Utility where Power, Communication, Transportation, Aviation etc will respond to.

All these Ministry for road,Ministry for railway, Ministry for Aviation (Aeroplane), Ministry for water, Ministry for these and that are just sucking this country dry with no commensurate result to show for their existence.

God bless Nigeria

the stu.pid government always give false hope.

How come Barth Nnaji left and the PHCN lost almost all they gained?.Let the distribute enough transformers first.Whats the essence of mega watts that one can not enjoy in the house?

I think we're tired of talk, let them do it first.

Can't we wake up one morning to see better power supply all over Nigeria that sparks our curiosity. Then these clowns will come out to tell us this story in past tense not future.

Mtchewww...j0kerS

na today?mtchew!