THE IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY IN NEPA ENUGU
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
What is today known as national electric power authority is a merger of the electricity cooperation of Nigeria (ECN) and Niger Dam authority (NDA) the former was created by the federal government responsible for major policies of mines and power. It was empowered to generate transmitted distribute and sale electricity. Consequently to take over all government downed undertaken throughout the country and to establish new ones if considered economically viable. The history of the present day NEPA would not be complete if the old police works department (PWD) of the government, which in 1896 installed the first 60kw generating set in Lagos is not mentioned.
In 1895 the preliminary investigation and planning were carried out by the public works department in Lagos at a cost of ₤ 3,206.00 The following year 1896 the their government of southern Nigeria allocated the sum of ₤1200.00 for the establishment of the first power station in Lagos which today is still the headquarter of NEPA in Lagos. Mr. 1 Pooke was the first chief electrical engineer of the establishment known as the Lagos electric supply. The power station operated within the hours of 6.00pm to 11.00p, daily and the maximum power demand continued to increase as a result of extension of supply to Iddo and Fbette Metta area. Further effort was made to increase the generating capacity of the power station. By 1915 the total installed capacity has risen to 320kw and to 420kw in 1921. In 1924 the system introduced 2, and 3 phase 4 wire with 50 cycles and is still in use till date. As the demand continued to increase following the understanding that the use of electricity was no longer the exclusive reserve of the rich but an essential factor in development it became.
Town
Year of commissioning
Type of set
Date of period of service
Port Harcourt
28th March 1928
475kw
1st Sept 1929
Kaduna
December 1929
2x225kw
June
1x100kw
Enugu
Railway operated
4x350kwdc
Major consumers
a set for workshop
1X200kwdc
Are the NRC and Colliery
Which govt. tool
1x200 kwdc
Supplies was for
Over on 1/4/33
1x200kwdc
1x150 kw dc
Few loan daily
Alternate
2x75kw
.