General Electric (GE) Energy said that it had sold three gas powered turbines to the Nigerian firm to boost its efforts to supply affordable electricity to the town of Aba, which has been facing an acute electricity shortage like the rest of the country.
The American technologies firm said the Nigerian power company hoped to increase its supply of electricity to meet the demand within the commercial power sector in Aba.
Average annual power supply in Aba has been reported at 20 percent of the total demand, leaving some sections of the city without electricity for days and forcing many businesses to rely on privately generated power to run their machines and industrial equipment at a very high cost.
The gas turbines, rated at 47 megawatts each, will operate in simple cycle at base load on natural gas and are expected to save the average manufacturing company running its own "stand-by" generating sets more the 65 percent in cost of electricity.
The Aba Power Station is expected to begin commercial operation by the fourth quarter of 2008.
GE Energy's aeroderivative business is a leading supplier of aeroderivative gas turbines and packaged generator sets for industrial and marine applications.
The company provides power-generating equipment to utilities, industries and marine fleets throughout the world.
It is also the world's largest and most experienced aeroderivative gas turbine service provider.
Nairobi - 17/07/2008
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