Nigeria’s Siemens Presidential Power Initiative starts network training
Nigeria: The first phase of an electricity deal between the Federal Government and Siemens officially launched its first training programme on 31 January.
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Nigeria: The first phase of an electricity deal between the Federal Government and Siemens officially launched its first training programme on 31 January.
The pre-engineering phase of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) includes training support services, with the first activities addressing network development.
Commenting at the launch, the Managing Director of FGN Power Company, Kenny Anuwe, said the training was the first Power System Simulation Software (PSS) session under the Power Technology International (PTI) from Germany. FGN Power Company is overseeing the implementation of the PPI.
Anuwe pointed out that the training would cut across the power sector value chain comprising the generation, transmission and distribution to be handled by the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria.
The training will take place over the next four years on different levels to ramp up the competency of those that will be involved in handling the project, explained Anuwe.
He further assured that the project will resolve the existing bottlenecks in transmission and distribution networks, which will increase electricity access across Nigeria.
“It is important to stress that the benefits of constant and reliable electricity will boost economic activities; improve the lives of small, medium and micro-enterprises across and deliver the much-needed power supply across the country. I want to assure you that FGN Power Company will do its best to deliver on this project to ensure greater success and sustainability,” he stated.
Source: ESI Africa
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