The Sahara Power/KPECO partnership has brought Egbin plant to a new level of professionalism innovation and continuing investment in new technology.The unit 6 which was to be commissioned had been non-operational for about 10 yrs which the minister of power attributed to the inability of the previous administration to inject funds into the thermal station.
The unit was supposed to be commissioned by his excellency Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR but due to unforeseen circumstances he wasn't able to attended.
The Minister of power, Prof Chinedu Nebo said that the unit which was to be commissioned would add 220MW to the national grid ,he said this while announcing a shift in the re-commissioning ceremony at the Egbin thermal plant.
"What we have added newly to this plant is so huge that it is the president himself can tell the nation"
The rehabilitation of Unit 6 was completed on 20th Dec 2014. Run up activities for ST-06 started on 22nd December 2014 and initial synchronization of the unit was achieved on 16th Jan 2015.
The CEO of Egbin Power Plc, Engr Mike Ilo Uzoigwe said that the plant's capacity is 1320MW" What we have achieved here at Egbin is available capacity of 1320MW. Any day we have gas that will support that amount load that power will come out. But the important thing is that we have the capacity to go to 1320MW if need be right now".
Some pictures at the event.
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