VIATHAN PROMISES IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY TO AKUTE, ISLAND IPP, AS ENGR. BADMUS COMMENDS LWC STAFF

LAGOS – In its bid to improve on the operational efficiency of Akute and Island Independent Power Plant (IPP), the Lagos Water Corporation, Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Muminu Adekunle Badmus met with the Managing Director, Mr. Ladi Sanni and the Head of Commerce/Chief Finance Officer of Viathan Nigerian Company at the LWC Headquarters, ijora Lagos.

Viathan Engineering Limited is the company responsible for the running of day-to-day activities of the Akute 12.15MW and the Lagos Island Independent Power Plants.

While welcoming the Viathan delegates to The Corporation’s boardroom, MD urged the company to improve the efficiency of the plants, particularly the Akute IPP which is presently improving the power supply to the Adiyan, Iju Waterworks and Akute Intake, adding that there is communication gap between the Viathan and LWC whenever there would be a disruption in power supply to the LWC plants, due to shortage of gas supply.

Engr. Badmus said ” the Corporation is now producing and supplying potable water to Lagos residents 22/7, but urged Viathan to improve the supply to 24/7″, and also its sustainability.

LWC boss charged the two parties to come up with a Standard Operating Procedures for better result.

The issue of disruption of water production and supply due to scarcity gas supply should be addressed immediately whenever there is going to be a shortage, so that the Corporation can switch to alternative power source from National grid (PHCN).

MD appreciated the performance of Viathan though, impelled LWC, Lagos Electricity board and Viatham Staff to work out a modalities to avert future disruption of power supply from Lagos Island IPP, as LWC is ready to flood Lagos with Water, He stated.

In his response to MD’s comments, the Viathan MD, Mr. Ladi Sanni thanked the LWac management and attributed the challenges of scarcity of gas supply to NDC due to unreliable/delayed information from the body, as this hindered supply of power to major Waterworks and Intake, though, promised to improve on it for better efficiency.

“Communication is very important, we shall improve on it, at times we need confirmation from NDC before we communicate with all our customers”, he said.

In his contributions, the Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, Engr. Deji Johnson added that a reliable and urgent means of Communications needed to be in place to hasten-up communication between the Viathan and Corporation”.

The two parties suggested and agreed on introduction of Walking Talking Radio, WhatsApp platform as means of effective Information dissemination between parties.

Engr. Johnson said Communication is vital in this business, because issues of disruption of water supply needed to be disseminated to the Customers urgently.

These will complement the already existing official mailing of memos and correspondence between the two Organizations.

It is worthwhile to note that the 12.15MW Akute IPP was commissioned in 2010 as an alternative power supply to epileptic power source from PHCN, National grid. In the past, the Power plants faced various degree of challenges e.g. scarcity of gas supply etc. which hindered the efficiency of the Plants.

The cheering news is that the IPP has been in incredible form lately supplying power to the major water works of Adiayn, Iju and Akute Intake which has aided uninterrupted production and supply of water to Lagos residents. Equally, the Island IPP supplies power to Waterworks at Onikan, Lekki, Dolphin, Victoria Island among others.

It is on this premise that , I, Engr. Muminu Badmus use this medium to express my sincere appreciation to all the Production Staff (Production Managers etc) for your outstanding performances/achievements of water production close to its optimal designed capacity, . I urge you all to continue and sustain this milestone performance, as the Corporation is committed to assist you in all areas to help you meet your set objectives”, (Adiyan 70MGD. Iju 45MGD respectively), being the heartbeat of the Lagos Water Corporation.

“Also, I commend the efforts of all the Staff of Commercial Department (RBMs) for your sound approaches to greater/improved efficiency of revenue generation of the Corporation. You have done it before, I trust and believe you can still do it, noting that “without you, there is no us”, you put food on our individuals’ tables. I enjoin you all to go out there and translate the water in abundant supply to huge revenue generation for the Corporation.

It is against this backdrop I thank you all the Corporation Staff for your commitments towards delivery of potable Water to over 22millions population of the State.

I want to restate that Lagos Water Corporation is the best and largest in Sub-sahara Africa, LWC Staff are most productive Staff in West Africa and in this water provision business, each and every Staff of the Corporation is a WINNER.