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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 13 Sep 2011 : 00:22:43
"Hon. Bah said the generators purchased under the REP were made with high technology and they (NAWEC) “know when you have such type of equipment you should endeavour to have qualified people who can maintenance them.
“If you give these high technology machines to somebody who doesn’t even know how to operate a computer and you want him to operate those generators very well, it will not work.”
The outspoken APRC candidate said his findings on NAWEC have revealed that the sole and only electricity supplier in the country “doesn’t even have” generator maintenance expert."
Very clear,management problem,fiddling by unqualified staff,all an engine wants (just like a human ) is clean and fresh things,clean fuel, clean air to breath and to make decisions on (it's ) his own in the generators case everything is done automatically and it will run for years,especially without Gambian "maintenance ".
http://dailynews.gm/africa/gambia/article/nawec-spends-millions-of-gambian-taxpayers-money-in-vain
NAWEC Spends Millions of Gambian Taxpayers’ Money In Vain’
Monday, September 12, 2011
A huge amount of Gambian taxpayers’ money spent by the National Water and Electricity Company on the Rural Electrification Project (REP) seems to have gone down the drain as most of the generators are damaged due to poor maintenance, says Basse National Assembly Member.
“Millions of dalasi or dollars [spent on the REP] have gone in vain,” Hon. Bah said while seconding three motions tabled before parliament by the Minister of Finance on Tuesday during a half-day long extra-ordinary meeting of the National Assembly in the 2011 legislative session.
The total cost of the REP was estimated at US$22.3 million of which $19 million (GMD 190 million) is to be externally funded by the African Development Bank, BADEA and the Islamic Development Bank. The remaining amount is to be funded locally by NAWEC in local currency - the Dalasi.
The project “has started to suffer” because most of the generators that were bought during the inauguration of the project have all been damaged, Hon. Bah said while citing his constituency, Basse, as one of the areas where the project has failed.
“Honestly, Basse is facing real electricity shortage and all of this is because of poor maintenance [of the generators by NAWEC],” he intimated, saying: “It was not even long we borrowed a generator that is now keeping Basse on light.”
Hon. Bah said the generators purchased under the REP were made with high technology and they (NAWEC) “know when you have such type of equipment you should endeavour to have qualified people who can maintenance them.
“If you give these high technology machines to somebody who doesn’t even know how to operate a computer and you want him to operate those generators very well, it will not work.”
The outspoken APRC candidate said his findings on NAWEC have revealed that the sole and only electricity supplier in the country “doesn’t even have” generator maintenance expert.
“I was making my serious finding and I found out that NAWEC doesn’t even have an expert who can even carry out maintenance work on these types of generators. That is why most of their generators would run for sometime and later collapse,” he observed.
The Rural Electrification Project in The Gambia started in 1993, when Electricite de France (EDF) prepared an electrification master plan for the Greater Banjul Area and the rural provinces, which basically envisaged the electrification of towns within 80-km radius.
The project consists of six power stations supported by 11kv transmission systems that it was hoped would form the basis for developing a national grid across The Gambia.
The primary objective of the project, which was to encourage economic growth in The Gambia by providing continuous power supply to 46 towns and villages, is yet to be achieved.
Author: Lamin Jahateh
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 06 Jul 2014 : 11:19:01
 WRONG AGAIN,Try the NEW RELATED LINK below 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrGhC3J8SHE
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Originally posted by toubab1020
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br]"Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER)" 
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/nawec-poised-to-improve-energy-security
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 03 Jul 2014 : 14:07:56
"Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER)"
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/nawec-poised-to-improve-energy-security
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http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11388&whichpage=5
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| kobo |
Posted - 03 Jul 2014 : 07:04:02
 1. New NAWEC generators for Farafenni, Basse
The Point Wednesday, July 02, 2014
NAWEC the National Water and Electricity Company on Monday took delivery two new heavy fuel generators from the suppliers, at a ceremony held at Banjul seaport.
Costing US$20 million, the 2.7 and 2.9 megawatts generators will be installed at the company’s power stations in the provincial towns of Farafenni and Basse, and will bring electricity supply to more than 44 communities in rural Gambia.
Meanwhile, an extra US$10 million has been secured for the Bansang electricity expansion project, which will soon be unveiled, according to NAWEC sources.
The new generators are being provided under phase two of the company’s rural electricity expansion project, “to boost much-needed electricity supply in provincial Gambia”.
Information provided by NAWEC officials on Monday, revealed that the diesel-engine generation systems used in the first phase of the rural electrification project are being replaced by heavy fuel generators.
These will now be sent to rural Gambia, and once in operation, will bring 24 hours electricity supply to the towns and villages there.......Full Report
2. NAWEC poised to improve energy security
Daily Observer News Friday, June 27, 2014
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) in collaboration with ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Tuesday began a two-day training on the use of Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER) software as a tool to re-project design.
HOMER is a powerful modeling software tool used for designing and analyzing hybrid power systems that contain a mix of conventional generators, wind turbines, combined heat and power, solar batteries, fuel cells, biomass and other inputs.
The project is designed to improve the energy security and reduce high emission of diesel fuel used in power generation in The Gambia.......Full Report
3. Electricity Consumers decry the poor service NAWEC PRO explains the constraints
Foroyaa Sunday June 30, 2014 By Kebba Camara and Mamour M. Mbenga
Nowadays the supply of electricity in the Greater Banjul Area has been Tailor beset with frequent outages and longer periods of black out during both the day and night.
Consumers are complaining that they are sometimes deprived of electricity for long periods and after which it would come on for only few hours and then goes off again for another longer ‘spell.’ The consumers who are complaining the most are those whose work is directly dependent on the supply of electricity, especially the tailors and welders. Although, the phenomenon of load shedding or the inconsistent supply of electricity is a perennial problem that has been affecting consumers in the Gambia for a very long time now with seemingly no solution in sight, the consumers have described the situation this time round as getting worse and therefore want an urgent solution especially in light of the summer or hot season and the fast approaching Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.......Full Report |
| kobo |
Posted - 08 May 2014 : 21:00:53
NAWEC benefits from $31.9M ECOWAS grant
The Point News Wednesday, May 07, 2014
ECOWAS officials currently in the country Tuesday met with Gambia government and NAWEC officials in connection with the signing of a $31.9 million grant agreement.
NAWEC is reported to be the sole beneficiary of the grant, and the signing ceremony kick starts the implementation of the emergency power supply programme for The Gambia, with the West African power pool project as the implementing agency........
Full Report |
| kobo |
Posted - 17 Feb 2014 : 19:27:53
Assembly concerned over millions owed to NAWEC
Monday, February 17, 2014
Lawmakers recently raised concerns over millions of dalasis owed to the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), calling on defaulters to settle their arrears to enable the country’s utility corporation fulfill its mandate.
The concern was raised recently after the managing director of NAWEC, Ebrima Sanyang, tabled the institution’s activity report and financial statement for year 2012 before the Joint Session of the Public Accounts and Public Enterprises Committees (PAC/PEC) of the National Assembly.......
Source: Daily Observer News & more full report |
| kobo |
Posted - 15 Feb 2014 : 19:54:04
GOV’T INSTITUTIONS OWE NAWEC ALMOST 260 MILLION
Published on Saturday, 15 February 2014 | Written by Muhammad Bah & Amie Bah
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) on Wednesday 12 February 2014 disclosed debts owed to their company, amounting 259 million Dalasis by other government institutions to the Public Account and Public Enterprise Committee in Banjul. In his annual report, The Managing Director Ebrima Sanyang, said that the arrear bills owed to NAWEC by local government authorities with the exception of Janjanbureh and Kuntaur Area Councils continue to be a huge challenge for them. He said the arrears of local government amounted to GMD 159 Million dalasi.
Mr Sanyang further disclosed that the Gambia Radio and Television Services owes NAWEC 32 million while Gamtel owes D18 million. Director Sanyang urged NAMs to assist his company to regain these loans for future effective functionality. He stressed the importance to recover these debts.
However, responding to the Auditors’ queries that NAWEC on the other hand owes the Gambia Revenue Authority an amount of 158 million dalasis which Director Ebrima Sanyang acknowledged, he said given the liquidity situation of the company as a consequence of inadequate end user tariffs, increasing fuel cost and unpaid customer arrears, it will be extremely difficult for NAWEC to settle their yearly corporate taxes with GRA. He asserted that despite the huge sums of debts on NAWEC, the company's operation improved in 2012 with some vigorous maintenance works in all power plants and water installations compared with the one’s operating in 2011. He informs that some of the major projects such as the expansion programme of the water and electricity networks to major settlements in the Greater Banjul Area,GBA.
The NAWEC MD opined that in general the provision of the power supply to the Greater Banjul Area (GBA) and Diesel Power Stations in the Provinces (Rural) became more stable and vigorous efforts were made by Management through the REEP to ensure that additional generators are available to meet increasing demand. He said the IIPP operated since 2006 by Global Electric Gambia (GEG) continued to be the flexible Iindependent Power Producer for NAWEC. He said NAWEC continues to operate water wells and treatment plants in order to satisfy the water and sewerage needs of Gambians. Ending his report to NAMs, he said the future outlook of operations is to foster Renewable Energies and regional cooperation (Cross Border interconnection and Capacity building) and that the achievements of 2012 have been possible due to the unflinching support NAWEC receives.
NAMs React The Member of Niamina West and the Minority Leader Honourable Samba Jallow in his intervention to the National Water And Electricity Company’s report said, NAWEC is one of the most important public institutions in the Gambia. He said it provides the basic needs of the citizens of this country i. e of water and electricity. He questioned whether NAWEC has currently replaced the 2500 bill system mentioned on their reports. On the debts the company had claimed for, he asked if the company’s management has totally identified their debtors. Honourable Jallow said that this practice is allowing government institutions to murder one another. He went on to say institutions cannot continue to borrow each other and not ready to pay. The minority leader continued to say that if this continues it is indicating that it will be impossible for the country to attain its stated goals. He finally dilated on the Regional electrification featured by NAWEC and reminds them of the current border issues.
The Honourable Member for Serrekunda West Sulayman Joof reminds the Assembly of the former Utility Holding Company UHC, Rural Electrification was unimaginable but with the current step taken by NAWEC it is possible. He said the PAC/PEC should help NAWEC regain their arrears for effective functionality. He said that government will not allow institutions that they created to die for no genuine reason. He advised the management to approach the committee to find a possible solution to recover their loans owed to them. Honourable Member for Sandu Abdoulie Kanaji Jawla said that the Rural electrification supply amounted to 3% and said NAWEC should work hard to increase their services to several villages and towns. He said there are major towns and villages that should have electricity in the rural area. Finally he advises NAWEC that the way to save revenue is to change totally from the conventional formula to the cash power system.
NAWEC Management Responds Responding to the intervention and queries on various institutions owing NAWEC, Director Sanyang said NAWEC has engaged in various public relations methods through the print to electronic and said GRTS owes them and then demanded upfront payment. He said they are working on a renewable energy plan as highlighted by the subject matter specialist. He said the absence of a higher policy of investment in NAWEC disaster deters the management to take effective plans. He said the interconnection will be guided by international institutions.
Source: Foroyaa Burning Issues News |
| kobo |
Posted - 14 Feb 2014 : 21:03:50
1.Gamtel/Nawec warn against unlawful connections
Thursday, February 13, 2014
The national telecommunication giant, Gamtel and the national utility corporation, Nawec have said it has come to their notice that certain individuals are using their poles to illegally mount access gadgets to tap and redistribute foreign TV content to customers in residential homes.
In a press release sent to this paper Wednesday, the two institutions warned that this act cannot be condoned and such individuals must, with immediate effect remove such gadgets from these poles. Failure to abide by this notice, they further warned, will lead to the culprits being apprehended and prosecuted.
Source: Daily Observer News
2.NAWEC faces challenge to access sufficient financial resources
Friday, February 14, 2014
The challenge of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) over the past couple of years has, generally, been to access sufficient financial resources to be able to procure fuel and pay for energy supplied by the Global Electrical Group under a power purchase agreement, Baboucarr Sanyang, NAWEC’s Managing Director told members of the PAC/PEC committee of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Presenting his institutions annual report and financial statement for the year 2012, Sanyang said with soaring oil prices in 2010 in the international market, at a time of global economic and financial crisis, coupled with the need to repair and overhaul some of the engines at the Kotu Power Station to ensure availability of generation, NAWEC had to borrow significantly from local banks to be able to meet its obligations to suppliers.
He noted that the year 2012 was characterized by a steady and constant rise in the price of petroleum products, the main cost driver of the company, which affected the financial capacity of the company.
This, he added, has had a significant impact on the liquidity situation of the company.
Sanyang further told members of the PAC/PEC committee that NAWEC currently is owed over D200 million (two hundred million dalasis) by government institutions, payment of which debt is still pending.......
Source: The Point News & more full report
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| kobo |
Posted - 03 Feb 2014 : 20:41:32
NAWEC and its challenges
Monday, February 03, 2014
The revelation by the Mayor of Banjul, Abdoulie Bah, that the Banjul City Council (BCC) is currently owing the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) a staggering sum of D31 million is really disturbing.
Considering the role and responsibility of NAWEC, it is our fervent belief that the company cannot perform its responsibilities with debt like this huge sum being owed to it by other institutions......
Source: The Point News: Editorial & more full report |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 02 Feb 2014 : 23:42:49
Kobo I note your observations ,it is always useful to have information on topics that at first appear to be clear but are in fact in the light of information far from clear. |
| kobo |
Posted - 02 Feb 2014 : 09:18:58
Toubab 1020
1. NAWEC is owed staggering billions of Dalasi! We may recalled in 2011 following the sacking of former MD Momodou Jallow The Daily News Editorial: dated Wednesday October 05, 2011 reported these lines extracted from the RELATED NEWS REPORT (dated Wednesday, August 10, 2011) UNDER:
NAWEC DEBTORS - GOVT, PARASTATALS? that;
..."The failure of NAWEC should be a shared responsibility.
It is known for a fact that as at 21 June this year, NAWEC owed over two billion dalasis by those key public and private institutions and individuals.
For instance, the office of the president together with eleven ministries owed to NAWEC an exorbitant amount of over thirty-two million, one hundred and twenty thousand dalasi, according to authoritative records. The Ministry of Defence has the highest debt among the lot.
Government-related accounts and parastatals, including the national broadcaster - GRTS, the Green Industries, and the Presidential Villa, also owed to NAWEC over fifty million dalasis. GRTS’ owes over D14, 000,000.
The seven area councils in the country combined owed to NAWEC over one hundred and twenty-five million, three hundred and seventy-six thousand dalasis. Brikama Area Council owes the highest.
Some private institutions and individuals including Amadou Samba, Mustapha Njie, Ocean Bay Hotel, Kanilai Farms, and Taf Constructions Company owed to NAWEC almost eleven million dalasis..
Consequently, NAWEC has incurred an operational loss of more than seven hundred and sixty-one million dalasis between 2008 and 2010, which has impeded the revenue base of the company and continues to affect its operational obligations.
Due to this huge drawback in revenue and the continued rise in debt owed to it, the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) is facing serious difficulties in paying its suppliers.
It is also worth mentioning that NAWEC has taken an initial step to recover the debts by sending a comprehensive list of its debtors to the National Assembly so that the legislators can use its powers to recover in full all debts due and outstanding.
Following this move, the Public Accounts and Public Enterprises committees had scheduled to convene extra-ordinary session on 11th and 12th July in order to put measures in place to help NAWEC recover its debts.
However, a press release from the National Assembly published on 8th July states that the extra-ordinary session has been postponed till further notice. No reason was advanced.
The fundamental question to ask is: How can NAWEC survive when key public and private institutions and individuals fail to pay their huge debt?
Mr Jallow’s sacking should not be used as an excuse in order to cast off a collective blame and to enhance or build a political capital. NAWEC’s failure should be a shared blame!"
2. Later it did not augur well for the former Auditor General Baboucar Sankareh who follow suit; as release of this confidential information and ongoing NAWEC saga among other huge outstanding Debtors and Debts of Public institutions/corporations (i.e. exposing the liquidity/bankruptcy problems of those concerned government institutions) from The Auditor General's report, was bad timing towards Presidential elections in November 2011. Also The Daily News suffered casualty and is shut down by government because of such revelations among others by the paper |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 01 Feb 2014 : 20:39:38
BCC could help NAWEC and H.E.s rural electrification programme wishes, if they paid up the D31 MILLION that they owe !!!
Related.topic
http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13684 |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 26 Sep 2013 : 20:13:09
The Point is now adding fuel to the conflagration :
NAWEC again!
africa » gambia
Thursday, September 26, 2013
The electricity supply situation in this country has deteriorated abysmally for the past one month or so. From Banjul to Brikama, people have literally been thrown into darkness, making life very difficult for everyone, especially now that the stifling heat has started.
While we do not know exactly what the problem is, we want to state that the frequent power cuts these days seem to be strange.
As we move towards yet another tourist season, NAWEC should understand that the prolonged blackouts could endanger our tourism sector, which is one of the country’s major foreign exchange earners and employment providers.
As people have had to sleep in oppressive heat at night, health conditions and body temperatures have been running high, with the result that more people are complaining of headaches, asthma and high blood pressure, not to mention the reality that more and more people are likely to be afflicted by malaria.
However, in this dire situation, it is imperative that we again ask: What is really the problem?
We were told some time ago that NAWEC is owed over D150 million by area councils and other institutions across the country.
According to the recent reports presented to the Public Accounts/Enterprises Committees of the National Assembly, there still remains a huge amount of money owed to Nawec by certain institutions.
While we do not want to be seen as taking sides with NAWEC, we believe that NAWEC cannot perform its responsibilities with this huge amount of debt being owed to the national utility company by other institutions.
As we have always pointed out in these pages, service delivery at any level is a very demanding business. It requires enough resources, integrity and energy.
Anyone who wants quality service delivery, especially from NAWEC must be willing to pay for the service. To complain of poor quality service delivery, when one does not pay his or her bills on time is really unacceptable, and morally indefensible, especially when one owes huge arrears to NAWEC.
While we also hope that the management of NAWEC is doing everything possible to address this problem, we want to urge them to expedite its work to bring the current situation to normality, for the good of the nation and the national economy.
The benefits of having uninterrupted power supply day in day out are too numerous, and a constant energy supply is the pivot of any modern economy.
“I’m not frightened of the darkness outside. It’s the darkness inside houses I don’t like”.
Anonymous
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/nawec-again-2 |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 25 Sep 2013 : 23:43:21
Perhaps it's time for THE RED CARD !
"This reporter made efforts to talk to the NAWEC PRO on the issue, but the PRO was not available for immediate comment until press time."
A quick chat with Police P.R.O David Kujabi,could give this NAWEC P.R.O.a few pointers on how to be a high profile P.R.O.,it can be done in Gambia as David Kujabi has shown.
http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13419
Electricity Blackout Within Kanifing Municipality Creates Outcry
Published on Wednesday, 25 September 2013 17:55 | Written by Kebba Camara
By Kebba Camara
People residing around the Kanifing Municipality have been complaining of lack of electricity in the area for more than 24 hours. Many complained that for most of Sunday and Monday, they have not had electricity supply. One woman who lives in Churchill’s town told this paper that her business is not doing well these days because her main business is to make ice blocks for sale. She told this reporter that not only did she lose income because of the lack of electricity, but the other food stuffs she puts in her fridge also got spoilt because of the lack of electricity. Babucarr Jeng, a welder who lives in Wellingara and has his work shop in Serrekunda told this reporter that since Sunday, he had not done a single job at the workshop because of the lack of electricity.
He complained that he has got lots of work to do; but he would sit the whole day waiting for electricity, but to no avail. He finally called on NAWEC to help them stabilize electricity supply because he is affected so much. Solomon Offori, a Nigerian Internet Café Operator also complained of the lack of electricity. “This is frustrating. We pay the rent and do lots of other expenditures, but it makes no sense just to sit down here the whole day without doing business, not all the internet cafés can afford to buy generators and buy fuel on a daily basis for the generator.
The lack of electricity around the Kanifing Municipality is really affecting us.” Other business operators who spoke to this reporter yesterday lamented similar constraints, all expressing frustration over the lack of electricity supply. This reporter made efforts to talk to the NAWEC PRO on the issue, but the PRO was not available for immediate comment until press time.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/burning-issues/14224-electricity-blackout-within-kanifing-municipality-creates-outcry
quote:
Originally posted by Momodou
PRESIDENTIAL YELLOW CARD FOR NAWEC
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 22 Jul 2013 : 12:24:09
Very little progress appears to have been made since Oct 2011,maybe these words should be put into practice after 2 years.
quote:
Originally posted by Momodou
PRESIDENTIAL YELLOW CARD FOR NAWEC
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 20 Jul 2013 : 23:46:56
" the reason why customers are experiencing irregular electricity supply which has been on for a while now is because the demand is more than what they can supply. "
How can you argue with that statement from the spokesperson ?
It is accurate truthful and honest.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/burning-issues/13783-customers-complain-of-irregular-electricity-supply-nawec-spokesperson-explains |
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