mt | PowerMilestone: Nigeria to learn from the transformation strategy of Poland. The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo has told the visiting Polish delegation led by Pan Jan Bielecki that Nigeria is excited by the dramatic transformation of the Polish society, from an unknown country under the Soviet Union, now to an economic grant in the Central Europe. He said available statistic has attested to the fact that the Polish economy ranked 25th in the world and fast approaching the 15th position in the most recent survey. The Minister said that his Ministry is concerned about the Polish expertise in the areas of transmission as the existing lines in the country are weak hence we ask of Poland to help develop our evacuation of power capacities. Another problem area in the power sector according to the Minister is capacity building, we can really begin to forge a linkage with your Technical Universities, we need to develop a versatile capacity in the power sector. We also have opportunities for polish manufacturers and investors to come in either as Independent Power Producers (IPP) or in partnership. Other areas of co-operation he said include the area of supplying power to rural communities. He said that it is impossible to get the super grid to all rural communities and that ‘we will like to engage with your various entities to build small power holdings that would provide electricity to the rural populace’. We are also prepared to explore Polish assistance in metering in conjunction with our regulatory body- Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). We are poised to take prompt action, so that all these proposals are turned into concrete outcomes. We want to get the best mileage from this partnership, so as to take the power sector to the next level, he concluded. Earlier, the Chairman, Economic Council of the Polish Government and the leader of the delegation, Pan Jan Bielecki has informed the Power Minister of some potential projects in the sector that are attractive to the Polish delegation. He said Poland has comparative advantage in the area of using coal for power generation, at as date, he said over 80 per cent power is generated using coal in Poland. Bielecki said that Poland controls substantial business interest in central Europe hence its potency is partnering with Nigeria in diverse areas of power especially small generation plants using coal, gas and steam.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 21:30:47 +0000
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