A destroyed refinery By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) says it has destroyed 134 illegal refineries in the last few weeks. Also, the company said 63 illegal pipeline connections were uncovered during the the weeks . The corporation, In a visual report, stated that at about 2 am on Sunday, a joint team of security agents discovered a large wooden boat illicitly loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 within the OML 18 operating area, noted intelligence report a large wooden wooden boat was caught receiving crude oil from the barge. According to the state-owned oil firm, while the barge was towed away with a tugboat in custody, five speedboats used in towing the large wooden boat to the illegal loading site were also detained and the particulars of the tugboats and barge used for the operation were reportedly seized for further investigation. It further said that two large boats, which involve
Ikeja Electric Plc has signed a Tripartite Interconnected Mini-Grid Agreement with Enaro Energy Limited and Ayobo community in order to boost supply of electricity in the state.
The idea would help in supply electricity to residents in areas such as Ishokan Phase1 Estate, Mercy Land Estate and Mercy Land Phase1 residents in Ayobo, Lagos State.
According to the company, the initiative is in line with the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission goal of improving supply of electricity in the country through partnerships between Distribution Companies and Independent Power generators.
Through the agreements, Ikeja Electric would be able to leverage on the Interconnected Mini-grid Initiative of the power sector to provide customers with enough electricity, the company said.
Speaking at the signing of the agreements, the firm's Chief Finance Officer, Seqinah Adewunmi said that the initiative is a landmark achievement in the sector, as it would enable the affected communities to access power without interruption.
Adewunmi represented the company's Managing Director, Mrs Folake Soetan at the event.
The development, she said, has shown that our customers can enjoy 24hours power supply, in line with the core mission of Ikeja Electric to be a major distributor of electricity in Nigeria.
She said that this initiative will set the pace for bigger things to happen as the plan is to expand to other communities within the Ikeja Electric Franchise area.
Similarly, the Managing Director, Enaro Energy, Oluwaseun Smith, was excited that the project has come to fruition.
He noted that the journey,which started about two and half years ago, has recorded success.
Speaking on behalf of the communities, Elder Lawrence said that they impressed by the level of commitments of Ikeja Electric and Enaro Energy to the project.
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