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NIGERIA Centralised electricity system to blame for supply problems The Lagos State Government has raised concerns over the country’s inefficient and over-centralised electricity supply system. “Distribution companies (discos) in the state only supply 900 MW of electricity to Lagos. The 900 MW supplied by the discos translates to just 30 W per person, while the residents generate 4 500 MW through the use of generators,” says Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources Olalere Odusote. The two discos supplying electricity to Lagos are Eko Electricity Distribution Company and Ikeja Electric. “Let’s compare with South Africa that has 110 W per person. Now, this energy concentration has significantly increased in the industrial areas. So, if you look at Lagos and look at other countries, the central system is not supplying the energy that we need,” Odusote added.
UGANDA Water from Aswa River will serve 70 villages A consortium of Royal Techno Industries and Velko Infratek PPL JV will lay several pipes to ser ve 70 villages in the Kyenjojo and Katooke municipalities from the Aswa River (a tributar y of the Muzizi River), to bring water to the Kyenjojo District. The Ugandan government is pursuing the Strategic Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project (STWSSP). STWSSP aims to achieve the sustainable provision of safe water and hygienic sanitation for the urban population, with improved resilience to climate change effects by the year 2030. As part of this project, the Ugandan Ministr y of Water and Environment recently started work on a water system in the municipalities of Kyenjojo and Katooke in the Kyenjojo District. The African Development Bank is funding the work in the Kyenjojo District under the STWSSP.
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IMIESA November/December 2021
