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Electricity Substation Energized, To Supply Refinery Mid-December, Says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has in its latest update on the level of progress made in the refinery’s rehabilitation project, said Substation 1 of the Port Harcourt refinery has been energized and will power 14 others.
According to the report, obtained by SlyeNews, the Port Harcourt refinery is gearing up for its startup and will need 15 substations to power its operations.
The Lead Electrical Engineer of the refinery rehabilitation project, Chukwudi Iweha, said: “So far, the team has laid 64 kilometres of new electrical cables to facilitate this task, with 65% of these cables sourced locally.
According to the report, substation 1 will power all other 14 substations and it has been energized. Among these substations, Substation 1 serves as the primary power hub for both the old and new refineries.
It is set to receive electricity from gas turbine generators by mid-December 2023, supplying power to various areas within the refinery complex.
He said: “Right now, we are at the testing phase, and we hope to finish the testing phase in a week. Once we finish the testing phase, however I’m sure we can commission here. I’m very sure in less than two weeks time, all the lights will be on here, and the plant will be energized. We call it energizing substation.
“Over 100 staff members worked on installing the switchgear panels, comprising high and low-voltage panels and motor control centre panels, capable of handling 11,000 volts of electricity”, he stated.
The control room, a vital part of the refinery’s operations, is now operational, the Lead Instrumentation and Automation Engineer, Taiwo Igbosanu said.
WITH less than 21 days to the end of the year, the 53-year-old Port Harcourt refinery is currently under reconstruction with the aim of increasing local production of petrol for domestic use.
Although there is anxiety on the possibility of meeting the December 2023 targets, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the rehabilitation works is at advanced stage.
The project was awarded in April 2021, at the cost of $1.5 billion
Government officials, their words, their promises below….
Kyari Confirms Port Harcourt refinery will start working in December
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has confirmed that the Port Harcourt refinery will start working in December 2023.
– The Guardian, November 24, 2023
We’ll hold NNPC responsible for PH refinery December deadline’–Minister
Ahead of the planned resumption of production at the Port Harcourt Refinery Company in December 2023, the federal government says it will continue to hold NNPC Ltd responsible for the timeline announced to Nigerians.
The federal government in August 2023 announced that the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in December 2023, while rehabilitation works were in top gear to ensure that both Warri and Kaduna refineries resume operations by the end of 2024.
– SweetCrude, November 21, 2023
Port Harcourt refinery to commence operations December — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday night, assured the leaders of the organised labour that the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations by December 2023.
_ Punch, August 2, 2023
Port Harcourt Refinery Ready This December, NNPC Insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), has maintained that the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) will start operations this December despite pessimism expressed by many Nigerians.
Managing Director of the facility, Ibrahim Onoja, who gave an update on the ongoing work at the plant in a television broadcast, noted that the procurement process for the rehabilitation of the refiner is now 98 per cent completed.
– ThisDay December 5, 2023
