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Momodou
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 Posted - 01 Feb 2011 : 19:09:28
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NAWEC commences rehabilitation work on major engine
By Malamin Conteh
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has commenced rehabilitation work on one of its major engines.
According to officials, the engine is regarded as the backbone of electricity production for NAWEC.
The power generation manger at NAWEC, Baba Fatajo, recently took journalists on a conducted tour of the company's facilities at the Kotu Power Station.
He informed journalists that the machine, inaugurated in 1990, "has come to a standstill" since 2008. "But this does not anyway affect the current power supply of NAWEC,” he added.
Speaking to reporters at the Kotu Power Station, Mr Fatajo stated that the machine had a problem with the crank shaft, which is the major component of the generator that is used for turning the engine.
The NAWEC Kotu power station manager said they had dismantled the machine for rehabilitation, disclosing that they had made an insurance claim from their insurer and were paid €1.5 million.
He added that they have now contracted a manufacturing company called MAN, who are expected to complete the rehabilitation process between June and July 2011.
The NAWEC official reaffirmed their resolve to improve power supply in the country, since they would have an additional 6 mega watts.
The damages caused by a devastating fire incident to their machine and premises some time ago have now been mended, Fatajo said, adding that they are doing "everything possible to satisfy" their customers.
Source: The Point
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toubab1020
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Posted - 02 Feb 2011 : 01:15:17
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"The damages caused by a devastating fire incident to their machine and premises some time ago have now been mended, Fatajo said, adding that they are doing "everything possible to satisfy" their customers. "
The Average Gambian would love to have electricity,a fridge a TV an air conditioner etc etc...the revenue produced by customers paying NAWEC for their electricity to power all these "essential" items,what a rosey picture that paints of the AVERAGE Gambian,maybe living in a far off village deep in the bush with all these things.............BUT.......where is the average Gambian going to get his money ?........NO job...........NO prospect of a job........food prices going up.........his family is probably hungry.........MAYBE he is lucky enough to have a small garden.........where is he going to get money to buy seeds to enable him to grow food for his family from his garden ?.........The average Gambian will not be able to buy the things that run on the Electricity produced by the state owned NAWEC......will things change in the future ?.........I can see little prospect of that happening for a very long time. |
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