GE announced the successful renovation of 3 9E. 03 fuel turbines at 3 Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) power plants in Calabar and Sapele, Nigeria.
According to a corporate statement, these operations have reduced the threat of unplanned downtime from their power generation equipment, allowing power plants to safely and reliably repair the source of the national grid of up to 360 MW of electricity.
This was achieved despite the demanding situations raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, GE noted that the company’s team worked with NDPHC to temporarily implement procedures to ensure safe and timely execution.
“As Nigeria’s largest power generation company, with a total installed capacity of 4. 0 GW, representing about 35% of Nigeria’s generating capacity, we are committed to strengthening Nigeria’s electricity sector, despite unforeseen logistical demands from the COVID-19 epidemic. “, said Chiedu Ugbo, CEO of NDPHC.
Ugbo added: “GE’s effectiveness in mobilizing local groups on site with the required technical skills and expertise, as well as the scale of GE’s global source chain was very important in ensuring the immediate and final touch of site outages and helping us with our goal “Problems related to the third level of bucket replacement in 3 9E fuel turbines as well as more combustion inspections, the company said.
GE engineers and its box delivery company, FieldCore, have worked in combination and in close collaboration with NDPHC to implement more protective measures and reduce the threat of exposure to COVID-19, adding common on-site disinfections, physical distance, passive popular and active temperature controls for workers’ bodies and the use of non-public protective appliances , such as masks and gloves.
“We are committed to helping power plant operators like NDPHC deliver reliable strength with EXCEPTIONAL help and GE facilities in this age of uncertainty while ensuring and maintaining the fitness and protection of our workers and suppliers,” said Elisee Sezan, CEO of GE’s Gas Power business in sub-Saharan Africa.
“The successful rehabilitation of the power generation assets of the Calabar and Sapele plants will increase the power of 9E fuel turbines, while reducing emissions and offering an essential force for industrialization, fitness facilities, homes, schools and businesses,” he concluded. They’re seeding.