The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has commenced the installation of solar power equipment to aid Navigation at five airports. The N280 million worth of equipment are being installed at the Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Bida enroute station.
The Chairman, Stormberg Power Limited, Mr. Tunde Morakinyo has assured NAMA of the quality of the equipment insisting that with the installation would not only ensure uninterrupted power supply to navigational aids at the airport, it would also save NAMA millions of Naira spent monthly to power generators. The Hybrid power system is the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa.
"Each of the sites has 24 solar panels with 15 KVA hybrid Inverter. The system has 18 batteries for all the NAVAIDS except the VOR and this can last for 12 hours. For the VOR, the backup batteries are 36 and it has capacity to run the system for between 15 and 18 hours,” the Stormberg Chairman explained.
Each of the sites has 24 solar panels with 15 KVA hybrid Inverter. The system has 18 batteries for all the NAVAIDS except the VOR and this can last for 12 hours. For the VOR, the backup batteries are 36 and it has capacity to run the system for between 15 and 18 hours
Mr. Morakinyo further promised that the second phase of the project would commence early in January, 2013. In his response, NAMA Managing Director, Mr. Mazi Udoh said that the installation of the equipment would save the Agency the millions of Naira spent on diesel.
“It is saving us the huge amount we used to spend on diesel to power generators and the down-time we used to experience due to power failure. This is another milestone in saving money and diversifying our power source to Solar".
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