Lagos power supply garners 50mw from LSEP
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Lagos residents are to enjoy additional 20 hours of power supply off the national grid with 50 megawatts (mw) generated by the Lagos State Electricity Policy (LSEP).
Alausa has been making efforts since the Babatunde Fashola years to produce electricity in quantity sufficient for its megacity vision hinged on creativity, manufacturing, tourism, and services that can only thrive on stable power supply.
The vision passed on from Fashola to Akinwunmi Ambode and is now run by Babajide Sanwo-Olu who says it is part of the effort of his administration to accelerate industrialisation.
A statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Kayode Oyekanmi, quoted the Governor as saying that Lagos aspires to remain the most prosperous state.
The LSEP would create a sub-national electricity sector that would be entirely off the national grid and cater for businesses and households statewide, Sanwo-Olu said.
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Fillip for industrialists
Sanwo-Olu praised the creativity and resilience of young industrialists and urged them to take advantage of the opportunities facilitated by the state government in finance, entrepreneurship, and technical support.
“It is time to think outside the box. You can for instance begin to think of developing machines that refine raw materials in small qualities to start with, but run solely on solar or other forms of clean energy.
“It is not the time to think of things we don’t have, rather, it is the time to maximise the opportunities at our disposal.
“I want you to know that we, the society, expect more from you in terms of innovation and creativity that will put an end to the challenges of industrialisation in Africa,’’ Sanwo-Olu stressed, reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He promised that his administration will continue to listen to all ideas put forward by industrialists and also give maximum support to develop them into the next big invention.
Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives Commissioner Lola Akande said the ministry will not relent from facilitating a conducive environment for commerce to thrive.
She declared that Lagos is ready to provide promotional support through policies and programmes to attain a sustainable business environment.
Agreements to increase power supply
Nairametrics reports that the Lagos Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources had earlier announced plans for an electricity policy that will serve as a blueprint for universal access to power supply.
In June, the state government signed an agreement with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) to buy 300 mw from NDPHC to raise supply to Ibeju-Lekki and other EKEDC franchise areas.
And in September, the state government signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Ikeja Electric and Sahara Power to increase power supply from eight hours to 12 hours daily.
The ultimate aim, Alausa said, is to increase raise supply to at least 22 hours uninterrupted level daily.