Electricity firm to acquire four mega watts from Lagos power scheme

THE Eko Electricity Distribution Company said it has concluded plans to acquire four megawatts ofelectricitygenerated bythe Lagos State government.TheChief Executive Officer of the company, Oladele Amoda, disclosedthis to the News Agency of Nigeriayesterday, saying that the four megawatts would be extracted from the 10 megawatts being generated by state under its independent power project.He explained that the four megawatts wouldboost electricity transmission to consumers on the company's network.'We have concluded plans to purchase at least four megawatts out of the 10 megawatts generated by the Lagos State Governmentunderits independent power project.'Currently, the state only uses four megawatts, while two megawatts is left as backup in case there are issues,' he said.Amoda noted that the Power Purchase Agreement plan would be sentto the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for endorsement by May 18, saying that the four megawatts would be in use bythe third quarter of this year.In 2009, the Lagos State government, in collaboration with Island Power Limited-a power firm, built a 10 megawatts plant on the Marina, to provide 24-hour power supply.The plant, which became operational in 2011, still supplies electricity to the Lagos IslandGeneral Hospital, High Courts on Catholic Mission Street, theHigh Court Annex, among others.
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