Written by Ayodeji Adeniyi for BBB
The Gwagwalada Substation was commissioned a week ago in Abuja. This is in line with the understanding that Nigeria's electricity delivery targets cannot simply be met with Gencos (Electricity Generating Companies) but also with renewed investment in transmission and distribution. The sub station was constructed to service Abuja and the wider region. The project took 14 months to actualize and it is a 330/132/33kv facility. The project was commissioned by Vice President - Namadi Sambo, with the Minister of Power (Chinedu Nebo) also in attendance. Gwagwalada is the fifth substation built to service the NIPPs (National Independent Power Project). The NIPPs are gas fired power plants built in the South of Nigeria. Gwagwalada will allow power to be evacuated from one of such plants; the Gerugu II plant in Kogi State. Availability of Gas, is of course another problem altogether that the Nigerian Government is struggling to contend with, but the construction of new infrastructure such as Gwagwalada is at least stabilizing the network. |
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The Nigerian Oil and Gas Parks Scheme (NOGAPS) is an industrial Master-Plan Concept that will be implemented in various parts of the country, by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The facilities will include: truck holding areas, toll gate facilities, crane lifting, jetties, factory units, Independent Power Plants, water plants, warehouses, fire stations, maintenance workshops, park centres, clinics and technological huts. There will also be administrative areas. It is expected that the first of such parks will be situated in Bayelsa, Imo and Cross Rivers States.
The purpose of the scheme is to foster local content, by promoting manufacturing within an Oil & Gas context. These parks will attract foreign investment and local participation. These parks will also be used to support local SMEs and other enterprises. NCDMB commenced training participants, to allow them to be able to successful deliver the Oil & Gas parks. Written by T.Adeniyi for Blackborderbuild.
The Ogidigben Gas City, is a greenfield industrial park that is situated 220 km, southeast of Lagos and 60 km west of Warri. The development is centered around a gas processing facility and as such, the delivery of gas for the domestic market, as well as for uses within the site will be made possible. The primary objective of the Ogidigben Gas City, however will be to transition from "Gas as Fuel" to "Gas as Feedstock". The project will thus, feature petrochemical and fertilizer plants, in addition to IPPs.
According to Vanguard, the specification for the project is as follows: "The gas city will be developed in phases. In the first phase, it will comprise key anchor projects like the CPF, 150 MW independent power plant, IPP, 2.6 Mtpa fertilizer plant and infrastructure, including roads, a new port, residential, commercial accommodation and public facilities. Later phases will see the expansion of the CPF, addition of major petrochemical facility and additional gas-based, secondary and service industries. Ultimately, the intent is to build a processing capacity to the point where there would be enough ethane available to supply a world-scale petrochemical plant. This would be implemented in phase 3, which would expand the CPF capacity to 2,400 MMscf/d There is something that people do not know yet. The Gas Revolution Industrial City is the first industrial complex to be developed under the Gas Revolution Agenda. It is a model that will be replicated in other industrial complexes to be established in the Niger-Delta region where gas is available." - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/05/16bn-ogidigben-gas-cityll-revolutionize-nigeria-gov-uduaghan/#sthash.vy4YvdaN.dpuf |
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