The Chief Operating Officer of Shiroro Hydro Power Station, SHPS, Dauda Abdulaziz on Thursday said the station will soon double its operating capacity by 300mw through solar plant.
Abdulaziz made the disclosure when he hosted a joint team from Infrastructure Concessions Regulatory Commission, ICRC, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, in Shiroro.
According to Abdulaziz, the new solar plant would be digitally controlled instead of the conventional manual system.
He said, “This new solar form of energy generation we are introducing will generate additional 300mw. With this progress, Nigerians will henceforth enjoy more power supply.
“It is a project that has prospect of employment for skilled young Nigerians.”
Stating that talks were ongoing with relevant agencies in relation to the procurement process for the solar energy project, Abdullaziz pointed out that each hydro power station in Nigeria was to generate 3000mw per annum, adding that Shiroro had been generating 2,360mw.
He maintained that the shortfall in production was due to the repairs and the upgrade of facilities after the handing over of the company in Nov. 1, 2013.
“The annual energy generation currently is 2,260mw. Installed capacity is 600mw, 4 units each that generate 150mw.
“There are four units meant to generate power, but right now we only use two to generate 300mw because the other two units are under maintenance and are not generating energy for now,” he said.
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