Eyitope Ogunbodede, the
vice-chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, says
the institution will exit the national grid by October to generate its own
electricity.
Speaking on Monday at a biennial
conference of the African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation (AISPI),
Ogunbodede said the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has provided the
university with a gas-powered turbine that will generate eight megawatts (MW)
of energy, while the institution’s daily need is less than six megawatts.
He added that the university will
be able to save about N65 million that it currently spends as electricity bill
monthly.
“One of the key challenges we
have is the unstable supply of energy. In fact, it is so erratic that you
cannot plan any meaningful research,” he said.
“Luckily now, we are working with
Rural Electrification Agency to provide for us a gas-powered turbine that will
generate 8.0 megawatts of electricity.
“What we consume as a university
is between 5 to 6 megawatts daily. With 8.03 megawatts, we will be comfortable.
This project started in 2017 and the completion period is two years.
“However, due to the fast pace of
the work, the project will be delivered by the end of October. We are now very
sure that by the end of October, Obafemi Awolowo University will be generating
its own electricity and what that means is that we will be off the national
grid.
“Presently, we pay between N35m
and N65m per month for electricity. By the time we start generating our own
electricity, the money will be saved.”
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