Nigeria FG begins overhaul of three hydro power stations

“Some of the turbines, which were installed in 1968, had not been overhauled since then.” 

The Ministry of Power says it has begun overhauling three hydro-power stations to boost the nation’s power generation.

Cdon Adinuba, the spokesperson to the Minister of Power, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that Jebba, Shiroro and Kanji Dam hydro-power stations were producing at low capacity because they had long been due for overhauling.

According to him, the Kanji Dam hydro-power station, which has installed capacity of 750 mega watts (mw), hardly generates 60 mega watts due to the poor state of the turbines.

He said that some of the turbines, which were installed in 1968, had not been overhauled since then.

“But since the overhauling began, Kanji-Dam hydro-power station generation has increased from 60 mw to 400 mw,” he said. “Our hydro plants can generate at their full capacities if effectively overhauled. What we need is to ensure that all the units are working at their installed capacity without constraints.”

AbdulAzeez Daudu, the Chief Executive Officer of  Shiroro Hydro-power Station, also said that the station would soon start generating at its installed capacity of 450 mw.

According to Daudu, the station is currently generating about 300 mega watts because one of the four turbines is faulty and it is being overhauled.

He said that the overhauling of the turbine would be completed in November.

-By Adaego Ogbulafor 

Source: DailyTimes