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The
Rivers State Government is proud to have
commissioned the 150 MW Omoku gas
Turbine Power Station.. Now when the
132/33KV Transmission Line Network comes
fully on stream, 80 per cent of the
State will at least be able to enjoy
uninterrupted power supply.
Electricity
supply to Rivers State, like most parts
of Nigeria has been erratic,
intermittent and insufficient for many
years.The impact of this inadequate
power delivery situation had seriously
damaged the state's industrial and
economic capacity. Before 1999, the
state had to make do with a meager 30MW
from the national grid through Afam
lines 1 and 2. Local business needed to
rely on generating sets which, in turn,
meant higher production costs,
unemployment and poverty. Today, the
State generates almost ten times that
much.
The Integrated independent power
programme of the Rivers State Government
is based on the premise that adequate
power throughout the State is essential
for industrialization and economic
transformation. Shortly after Governor
Peter Odili's election, research was
commissioned to establish the power
requirements across the entire State. As
a result, he outlined his
administration's bold intention to:
“Take the necessary steps to establish
24 hour electric power in all parts of
the state not covered by the national
grid using the gas-turbine system” and
economic transformation.
The administration completed the first
stage refurbishment of the Eleme 20 MW
gas-turbine power station together with
60km of 33 KV transmission line in May
2002, closely followed by the
construction of the Trans Amadi 3x 12 MW
power station
Transmitting this new power to every
nook and cranny of Rivers state is the
vital link in this massive project: A
132KV, 750MW capacity network, 210 Km
long stretching from Ndoni in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni
LGA to Kaa in Khana LGA currently
nearing completion. This 132 KV network
traverses the State on 35m steel lattice
towers. A further set of 33KV network
spring up on 12 m concrete posts. The
plan includes eight 132/33KV injection
substations that will supply local
communities.
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