As part of efforts to improve electricity supply in Kaduna State, the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the state government has acquired two gas-powered turbines for an 84MW thermal power plant in the state.
Governor El-Rufai said the Kaduna State Government is also building 100MW and one 50MW grid-connected solar power plants with private sector partners.
He made this known on Wednesday while speaking at the 9th edition of the Nigeria Energy Conference held at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
El-Rufai, who disclosed that the two gas-powered turbines would be shipped into the country soon, said the turbines would add to the existing capacity for power generation in the state, through the 215MW plant in Kudenda and the 30MW from the Gurara dam, both owned by the Federal Government.
“We are in discussions with the Federal Government to concession these two power plants to our Kaduna Power Supply Company,” the governor added.
He further reiterated his commitment to deploying “more sustainable and environmentally-friendly road furniture”, noting that all the streetlights and the traffic lights deployed under the Urban Renewal Programme are solar-powered.
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El-Rufai said the lights use Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) instead of the traditional high-energy lamps.
“Some of our primary health care facilities are enjoying the 2.3MW of solar systems deployed by the Kaduna State Power Supply Company (KAPSCO) which is adding another 1.3MW for these centres.
“Our schools are also being supplied with electricity using mini-grids under a programme financed by a line of credit from the Government of India.
“Kaduna State is also investing in transmission and distribution assets to expand capacity. Examples of this include the 2x60MVA transmission substation built to serve our Green Economic Zone, located off the Kaduna-Zaria expressway, and over 100 distribution transformers being deployed in partnership with Kaduna Electric Distribution Company,” Governor El-Rufai stated.
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