The mega transformers ordered by the Nigeria under the first phase of the Presidential Power Initiative during the test at Siemens Energy in Italy |
The Federal Government on Saturday announced that the mega transformers it ordered under the Presidential Power Initiative had successfully undergone a factory acceptance test at Siemens’ transformers factory in Trento, Italy.
It also announced that the “first batch of the transformers
is expected to arrive Nigeria in September 2022.”
The spokesperson to the Minister of Power, Isa Sanusi, in a
statement issued in Abuja, said the Managing Director, Federal Government of
Nigeria Power Company, Kenny Anuwe, led Nigeria’s delegation to the factory in
Italy.
He said the delegation, which had engineers from
Transmission Company of Nigeria, witnessed the factory acceptance test
conducted on July 28, 2022, in Italy.
“The factory acceptance test paves the way for Siemens
Energy to start delivering the transformers to Nigeria,” he said.
He stressed that this was coming after the Minister of
Power, Abubakar Aliyu, led a delegation to Germany in April where he paid
visits to Siemens Energy factories in Berlin and Frankfurt.
He said the minister also held meetings with the senior
leadership of Siemens Energy on the need to fast-track the delivery of the
early orders that would kickstart the transformation of Nigeria’s electricity.
The minister was quoted saying, “The successful factory
acceptance test shows Nigeria’s engagement with Siemens Energy is on track. It
also shows the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing Nigeria’s
electricity challenges.”
In December 2021, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, and Aliyu secured the approval of the Federal Executive Council of €63m for the procurement of equipment to boost power supply under the Presidential Power Initiative.
The first phase of the PPI is to provide 10 mobile power
sub-stations and 10 mega transformers to be deployed across the country to
boost and stabilise the electricity supply.
In 2018, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), initiated the Presidential Power Initiative to enable Siemens Energy
to upgrade Nigeria’s electricity systems.
The first phase of the PPI seeks to modernise, rehabilitate
and expand the national grid.
It is to achieve this by investing in the electricity value
chain, including generation, transmission, and distribution systems.
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