Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru
Power
generation in Nigeria is expected to increase with efforts made by the
leadership of NNPC and Agip to boost the national grid.
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru has said the
joint venture between the NNPC and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC)
will add an extra 480 megawatts (MW) to the federal government’s power
generation aspiration.
He disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during the inauguration of the
Okpai Phase II independent power project which he said will be
completed by 2019.
Speaking at the event, Dr. Baru said all partners were working
round the clock to deliver on the project in terms of specifications,
time and budget.
He said the decision by the partners to embark on the second phase
of the Okpai power project was hinged on the enormous success of Okpai
Phase I, which he described as the most consistent power plant in the
country.
“Although it (Okpai Phase I) was meant to generate 450MW into
national grid, it is now generating an average of 300MW due to
evacuation challenge. This is a significant addition to the national
grid,” he said.
He said the Okpai Phase II project, on completion, would generate additional 480MW into the national grid.
He charged the 12-man committee to work hard and explore the
possibility of delivering the project ahead of the 2019 target date,
stressing that the project was very critical to the nation’s power
aspirations.
The GMD also urged the JV partners to sustain the march towards
transforming into an Independent JV in keeping with Presidential
approval.
Earlier, the Managing Director of NAOC, Mr. Massimo Insula, who was
represented by Mr. Luca Bai, said everything had been put in place to
ensure that the Okpai Phase II Project was delivered on schedule.
In his remarks, Deputy CEO of Oando, Mr. Omamofe Boyo, said his
company was committed to sustaining the successes recorded in Phase I of
the project, assuring that they would work with other partners to
ensure prompt and timely delivery of the project.
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