Minister of Petroleum; Alison Madueke
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke will soon commission three 25 megawatts gas turbines, aimed at facilitating uninterrupted power supply to the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) in Rivers State.
The power plants to be installed and operated by an independent power producer is part of measures to ensure continuous and unimpeded refining of petroleum products in PHRC.
The Group Executive Director (GED) Refining and Petrochemical of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Engr. Gregory Udoh, disclosed this in an exclusive interview in Abuja.
Udoh said the arrangement with the independent power producers was aimed at ensuring steady power supply to the refinery
Speaking in similar vein, the Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, Engr. Bafred Enjugu, said the turn-around maintenance of the refinery was ongoing and the facility was running optimally.