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Nigerian power
sector targets
5,000MW per day
NIGERIA NIGERIAN power distribution companies and turmoil since it was privatised in 2013. In the
generation companies, which have struggled to past nine years, Nigerian companies have strug-
reliable provide electricity to the country, are gled to reliably provide power to the nation,
pushing to achieve the Federal Government’s while also failing to turn a profit. Some distribu-
5,000MW target, The Punch reports. tion (DisCos) and generation (GenCos) compa-
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Com- nies have subsequently been renationalised due
mission had said that as of August 1 the power to large outstanding debts.
sector would reliably deliver at least 5,000MW As things stand, Nigeria is failing to use its
of electricity to the country. entire generation capacity, meaning there is con-
However, despite government promises stant low per-capita megawatt electricity pro-
generation has since dropped below 5,000MW, duction. The 5,000MW target is far lower than
recording a peak of 4,265.30MW on September the 30,000MW needed for the country to pro-
4, according to the Transmission Company. vide sufficient power to its entire population.
The Nigerian power sector has been in
Bechtel-led group awarded
FEED contract in Egypt
EGYPT US’S Bechtel-led consortium that includes companies will explore the benefits of a One
Egypt’s Enppi and Petrojet was awarded the Power Hub concept, integrating the electrical
front-end engineering and design (FEED) con- power systems at the WDDM and ELNG, as
tract to study a proposed unified power system opposed to operating dual power systems.
between the onshore gas processing plant of the The proposed unified power system would
West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) gas fields off increase power saving and reduce greenhouse
the coast of Egypt and the Egyptian Liquified gas emissions. The synergies will include opti-
Natural Gas (ELNG) export terminal in Idku, mization of the number of running gas turbine
east of Alexandria. generators, modelling the most efficient operat-
The contract awarding parties were the pro- ing mode for both plants and economizing the
ject partners in ELNG, namely, Shell Egypt, fuel consumption in the entire hub.
EGAS and Petronas. Through the FEED, the
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