Asaba power substation April target feasible - contractor

The Project Manager, AK-AY Elektrik Nigeria
Ltd., Mr Odinaka Amobi, the firm handling
the Asaba Power Sub-Station in Delta, says the
April target date for the completion of the project is
feasible.
Amobi told the News Agency of Nigeria in an
interview on Thursday that about 90 per cent of
materials, plants and components needed for the
work were on ground.
He said that the company had taken delivery of a
150 MVA auto transformer for the project.
“With the 150 MVA auto transformers, the work on
the project is now at 90 per cent completed.
“There is no doubt that the effect of the substation
on power improvement will be huge when
completed,” he said.
According to him the substation has the capacity to
expand to meet the power needs of the future.
“This is a new Asaba 330/132/33 substation; we
are actually almost completing work which started
about 16 months ago.
“We are now almost at 90 per cent completion of
the civil works and as you can see all my high
voltage equipment are in place and we are
expected to commission this substation on or
before April this year.
“So, the good news about this is that we received
the 150 MVA auto transformer on Wednesday, this
will enable the stepping down of power from
national grid 330 to 132 lines,” he said.
Amobi said that the company was liaising with the
Transmission Company of Nigeria and other
stakeholders to ensure the completion of the 330
lines of the national grid from which the power
would be stepped down.
He thanked Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan and the
Commissioner for Energy, Mr Charles Emetulu, for
their support, encouragement and intervention to
ensure that the project would be completed on
time.
Amobi also commended the Ibusa, Ogwashi-Uku
and Asaba communities for their concern and
support and assured them of the contractor’s
commitment to deliver the project on target date.
He said that the sub-station would serve Asaba
and environs.