Anambra partners South African firm on power plant
The Anambra State government is set to partner with a
South Africa-based company, Eagle Structured Finance Consortium on the
establishment of an independent power plant (IPP) to address the power
needs of the state.
Top officers of the South African firm were in Awka
yesterday to make a presentation on the building of a barge mooring
infrastructure for the generation of power by Anambra State.
The project, to be powered by natural gas, will use
two GE frame PG9171(E) gas turbine generators to provide regulation
services to the state and will come in two stages. While stage one
involves the construction of two floating barges of 120 megawatts (MW)
capacities each, the second stage has to do with earthworks.
In his response, the state governor, Peter Obi, said
the state was enthusiastic about the project since, according to him,
availability of power would help attract industries to the state. He
added that it would also improve prospects for Small- and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) of the people of Anambra State who are noted for
their entrepreneurial spirit.
On the cost of the project, Mr Obi said that funding
is not the issue but the federal government giving approval to the state
which would ensure that the generated power was usable in the state.
He noted that he was keen to pursue the project,
estimated to take less than one year to complete, because most companies
he was negotiating with to come and build their facilities in the state
were particular about power.
In his reaction, the Anambra State commissioner for public utilities,
Emeka Nwankwu, assured that the state government was doing everything
possible to sustain the improvement in the general infrastructure in the
state for better living and improved economic activities.
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