Vice President-Elect,Namadi Sambo has said that Lagos consumes about 40 per cent of power generated nationally because the state has the highest concentration of industries.
Sambo said this at the unveiling of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited Oke-Aro 330/132kV transmission substation under the National Integrated Power Projects(NIPP) in Lagos.
The Vice-President represented by the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo said “Prior to the advent of Oke-Aro substation, there were only three 330/132/33kV substations in Lagos. One of these three is Ikeja West 330/132/33kV substation which was the major marshalling point for all power plants that flow their generation into Lagos, and this development had thrown the state into a state of great congestion with limited space for safe expansion of capacity for increased flows into Lagos and environs.
“All the 330kV power lines from the Benin and Oshogbo 330kV hubs of the national grid, which were also serving as evacuation lines for NIPP new power plants at Omotosho as well as Olorunsogo, terminated there. Even 330kV evacuation lines for older major power plants such as Egbin in Lagos also terminated at Ikeja West.
“Oke-Aro substation was therefore conceived with this need in mind and eventually sited in this community which lies in the border between Lagos and Ogun States to interface between Egbin power plant and the Ikeja West substation.”
Sambo added that Oke-Aro 330/132/33kV substation is one of NIPP’s several interventions within Lagos and Ogun states.