Accugas Limited, a subsidiary of Savannah Energy, wishes to strongly deny the misinformation concerning its alleged involvement in the current power outage in Akwa Ibom State.
The power cut in Akwa Ibom State is entirely due to the reported fault in the 132-KV Aba-Itu transmission line, which, unfortunately, is preventing power from being transmitted from the National Grid into the State. The restoration of the Aba-Itu line must be completed as soon as possible.
Ibom Power Company (“IPC”) is one of 23 thermal power generation companies that channel power to the National Grid, which in turn disseminates all accumulated power to each State of the Federation through the electricity distribution companies (“Discos”). Indeed, Accugas supplies gas to enable c. 20% of Nigeria’s thermal generation capacity and, as such, is a critical enabler of the Nigerian economy.
Within Akwa Ibom State, Accugas has been the sole gas supplier to IPC since 2014 and, together with other Savannah subsidiaries, has invested over US$1.5 billion in gas development within the state. Furthermore, Savannah has recently invested c. US$45 million in a gas compression project at Accugas’ Uquo central processing facility at Esit Eket. Accugas’ commitments also extend to several social investment projects in the state. All the foregoing investments and projects, including other imminent investments Accugas intends to make in the State, demonstrate the Company’s long-term commitment to Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria.
Accugas will continue to partner with and support the government of Akwa Ibom State in achieving its agenda for economic development and prosperity.
For further information, please contact:
Okwudili Onyia, Communications Manager +234 2770650
About Accugas:
Accugas Limited is a subsidiary of Savannah Energy PLC. Savannah Energy is a British independent energy company focused on the delivery of Projects that Matter in Africa.