Lagos’ New IPPs To Open In October by Patrick Aigbokhan

the Lagos State Government has said it would inaugurate its two proposed Independent Power Plants in October, which has been identified by the state as ‘Energy Conservation Month’.

The state’s Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Taofiq Tijani, on Wednesday said at a media briefing in Lagos, that the two IPPs to be inaugurated are the newly built 10.4 Mega Watts plant at Alausa, Ikeja and the Island Power Expansion Project on Lagos Island.

According to him, Lagos State Government has been relentless and well-focussed in the pursuit of a proactive energy development plan in the country.

He reiterated that the state had, in the past three years, built and operated the Akute 12.15 MW IPP, which runs on Natural Gas and supplies power to Akute intake facility of Lagos Water Corporation.

He said the state had inaugurated the 10MW Island IPP, which supplies electricity to the General Hospital, Lagos and Lagos Island Maternity Hospital and court complexes, among other LASG facilities.

Tijani described the move by the state as among other things aimed at inculcating the attitude of judicious use of energy in the residents of the state.

“During this dedicated one-month period, the State Government through its Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the implementing agency Lagos State Electricity Board has developed an Energy Conservation Campaign.

“The Conserve Energy, Save Money” campaign will use behaviour change communication materials that carry step by step, do it yourself instructions on energy efficiency and conservation improvements to save Lagosians money and make our city more energy efficient”, the Commissioner said.

Tijani said that, as a prelude to the Energy Conservation Month, Governor Babatunde Fashola and musician M.I would engage the youth on Google Hangout to enlighten them on responsible ways to use energy.

He also said that energy conservation activations would be available at the E-Center, Yaba and a couple of other locations on Lagos Island where residents of the state would have the opportunity to learn how they could calculate their energy consumption on the spot.

As part of efforts of the state to further encourage more residents to embrace the use of LPG as a safer, cost effective, health and environment-friendly alternative to kerosene stove, firewood and charcoal, the commissioner further disclosed that sensitization awareness for the Liquefied Petroleum Gas initiative would also be carried out in Ikorodu.