“Upgrading to 20,000 MW to End Epilepsy Power Supply in Nigeria”

Christopher Ezeafulukwe, managing director and CEO of Transcorp Power Ltd, called for an upgrade to 20,000 megawatts to avoid epileptic power supplies in Nigeria.

Addressing journalists at the company’s conference room in Ugeri, Delta yesterday, Ezeah Fulukwe said much needs to be done to improve the sector and put the country on par with or better than the rest of the world. He said there is

“It is a bit of a shame that Nigeria, with a population of more than 200 million people, is talking about 5,000 MW of electricity supply even though the less populated country has since upgraded,” he said.

The company’s CEO said the only way to ensure adequate electricity supply in the country was to upgrade the domestic grid, from gas generation to transmission and distribution.

He proposed imposing a domestic gas supply obligation on all electricity producers in the country, stating, “If you are a gas company, there must be a proportion of gas that must be used for electricity in excess of what is sold commercially. You have to,” he added.

According to him, gas should be exploited and even if new gas plants are built, gas plants should not be scrapped.

Ezeafulukwe, who expressed his grief over the Nigerian gas sector, said about 90% of the plants needed for our turbines are imported, a sad development for him.

“Even major inspections of our turbines are done outside the country, which creates huge expenditures. And of course, the world is a global place, so it exposes us more,” he added. rice field.

The company’s MD was angered by Nigeria’s reliance on services from abroad and said the situation would expose gas plants to variability in logistical changes, stating: increase. So if you have a turbine that will grow back in 6 months, from 8 months he will take 10 months. ”