Empowered Special Edition - Olufemi Ayandokun

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Editor’s Note D o you learn to innovate or innovate to learn? Whichever the case may be; either of these phenomena's is a profound catalyst required in the development of a society. The ability to change direction is at the heart of innovation. One thing that's notable is that innovators are rarely stuck in their ways, as they are always Content Contributors willing to change and then change again. And the message for would-be innovators is to be flexible enough to change. We've all had bright ideas, but Kingsley Okotie usually they lie dormant and following ideas through from creation to Stella Olugbemi commercialization is no easy task. Ubong Udoh Fredrick Anowi Sometimes, the key is telling a good story about your idea as storytelling has Fumnanya Wakwe always been important in business, of course, but in today's environment, with executives and investor attention stretched thin by information Aanu Iyiola-Jacobs overload, the softer stuff is ever more important for getting ideas noticed. Safety Team GEP Team It would be lovely to hear stories of your ideas and inventions in this new year. Photography Olufemi Ayandokun Layout & Design Olufemi Ayandokun Publication Director Wonuola Oyeledun Aloha 2020 N ew year is about new heights, new achievements, new experiences, New Ideas. Welcome to year 2020. I appreciate your effort towards making year 2019 a successful one. With your dedication and commitment, we were able to overcome many challenges. 2020 marks the beginning of a new decade which means the next 10years will largely be defined by what we do now. As Nigeria’s single largest power generating plant, we still have a long way to go in meeting the power needs of the nation therefore, we must not relent in our zest to light up the country. Paul Harriman Ag. CEO, Egbin Power Plc. It is another year and a whole new transformation will come up but what you will not have to change is the formula of hard work to get good results. I enjoin you all to work harder and persevere to achieve our desired success. THE TRIPLE-R W elcome to the much-anticipated year ‘2020. Despite the several challenges of the previous year, we captured some exciting moments. The new year brings forth new roads to Funmilayo Adeniji success, providing us fresh opportunities to reflect, re- Head, Human Resources strategize and re-launch. We started the new year with an assurance that hard work and dedication will not go “ unnoticed. Therefore, as we forge ahead to set our personal and professional goals, we must strive to rediscover the strength to bring in positive changes required to keep The new year brings Egbin as the provider of choice where energy is consumed. I hope the new year is prosperous, happy forth new roads to and peaceful. success, providing us fresh opportunities to reflect, re-strategize and re-launch. Transforming Education at Egbin's Powerfields “ The school focuses on a robust type of education and we leverage extensively Group Of Schools on the cognitive, affective - Kingsley Okotie and psychomotor domains to groom the total child. E gbin's vision is to produce a total child, who will succeed in a multi-cultural, global and technologically sophisticated society through continuous rehabilitation of Powerfields Group of core skills. We have discovered that in the 21st Schools. century, six core skills are essential in the In achieving this vision there was a call for a system shift approach development of individuals ready to take on the where we had to transform our education for a future proof world. challenges of the future. Gradually we are integrating activities that will Prior to take –over, the schools were above average on the curriculum, improve our students passing students through the examination factories and producing · Collaborative and communication skills. excellent results, we identified the urgent need to develop in them, · Creativity and imagination. core skills which are the “currency of the 21st century”. · Critical thinking and problem solving. · Leadership and personal development. Over the last four years, the transformation of the school's curriculum · Digital literacy and began but not about change for the sake of change, but it has to do · Citizenship skills. with evolution. We believe that true transformation takes time and happens gradually. To us it is more than just a quick fix-in essence but We are making good progress with achieving a philosophy. this, while looking at the inclusion of personal digital tools and an electronic portal and other At the pre-school and elementary levels, our pupils are learning classroom technology that will aid learning, to foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, social competence, afford learners and staff opportunity to share knowledge and understanding of the world and problem solving skills. more ideas that promote transformative In the college, we are evolving to provide practical introduction to education. Before After The school focuses on a robust type of education and we leverage extensively on encouraging professional development the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains to groom the total child. Our is a key strategy enables staff to learn immediate plans also include the integration of international content to our and unlearn and keep abreast with the curriculum and expand student's perspectives and experiences through internship dynamics of the ever evolving placements and partnerships. educational sector. We aim at maintaining a facility in We offer academic scholarships to indigent and exceptionally brilliant students which our student's talents are from within our host communities as part of our CSR initiatives and support for discovered, and thrive. quality and affordable education in the locality. We encourage the 4-pillars of 21st We are transforming learning for the future by covering responses to students need Century learning and teaching, which and aspirations, teaching and learning by practice and creating change within are learning - To know, To be, To do, limitations. We are incorporating 21st century extra-curricular activities and and To live together. entrepreneurial clubs through which students are prepared for technological At Egbin, our efforts to transform the advancement and artificial intelligence that the world is gravitating towards. teaching and learning process to produce graduates for a global The Egbin serene environment is an ideal learning location with constant power workforce is in line with our company's supply that provides a leverage for excellent and timely delivery of work. resolve to bringing energy to life. Continuous support for staff in fostering the development of the total child by Effective Plant Overhaul: Tuning of Boiler and Turbine Control System W e operate in a space The guests were to shed light to the The guest speakers were gloriously where the knowledge and dark areas in regards to the topic introduced and the knowledge transfer expertise for the skills under discuss; as they were to bring to started as they provided answers to required could be hard to come-by in fore their years of experience – a questions thrown at them on the the job market. Thus, organizations are combination of plant incident and subject under review. investing so much in their talent base sourced knowledge to explain what an and Egbin is not an exception. effective overhaul is and how it can be Questions bothering on overhaul, In order to maintain institutional achieved to ensure continuous power Automatic Boiler Control, maintenance knowledge and prevent the dearth of generation in Egbin. best practices and the burner expertise within the organization, bore management system just to mention a the need for a consistent knowledge This edition featured seasoned experts few – were satisfactorily dealt with. At sharing session with subject matter who have put in long years of service the end of close to 2 hours of quick-fire experts who at one point or the other in the plant before retiring. In no questions and answers employees had were employees of the organization. particular order, please meet our understood a thing or two about subject matter experts – Engr. Francis effective overhaul as feedback from “Ask the Expert” was one of the Ejike, Engr. Kayode Idumu and Engr. this edition revealed proved so. answers to bridging the knowledge Ososo Osuagwu. gap between the vastly experienced We sincerely appreciate our guests for and the younger workforce. The first With over 200 employees in gracing the day and all who attended and second edition was a success and attendance, the session kicked off with to draw from their well of experience. this third edition was not an exception. an opening remark by Kingsley Okotie We honestly hope that some of the The topic for 'Ask the Expert 3.0' was followed by a brief recap of 'Ask The takeaways from the session would “Effective Plant Overhaul: Tuning of Expert' 1.0 and 2.0. Then, we were set begin to manifest in the workforce Boiler and Turbine Control System”. for the order of the day. soon, as we look forward to “Ask the Expert 4.0” coming soon! Egbin Wakanda Party T he sun wakes on the beautiful counted as a power house, pun scenery of the Lagos lagoon as intended. “ the cock crowed with the morning dew dripping from the As the sun set, the die was cast from topmost of leaves unto the earth. The the stunning Africa piece with big feast is here, drum roll, chicks grin costumed artifacts that serenaded the The attractiveness of the with smiles on lovely faces, stunning hall. The ambiance was set for a night regalia all set and done for just one to party down. The gates were opened black and red tribe that course, celebration! Of our yearlong and “Welcome to Egbin Kingdom” signifies the dominant forces contribution towards bringing energy greeted all who came from far and wide to life. to celebrate with us. of Egbin were at attention for The attractiveness of the black and red Light, Camera, Action! Three words that a black panthered Wakanda tribe that signifies the dominant forces summed up the opening exchanges for themed party that tell the of Egbin were at attention for a black the evening as colleagues, friends and panthered Wakanda themed party that associates exchanged warm tales of our strength as an tell the tales of our strength as an pleasantries with gorgeously painted organization. organization. Despite the challenges of faces worth the price of vibranium; no the year we still stood strong to be one was left out even yours sincerely. They say, royalty attracts royalty and jokes and Christmas renditions that Egbin Wakanda Party was not an Bonny M Gold would be proud of exception. To get the party started was *wink* oh merry Christmas… His Royal Highness Tope Shonubi leader of Egbin Power Plc who was on Cometh the hour, cometh the man, it hand with his full entourage to party was show time. We allowed our crown with us. As he declared eat, drink, drop to Sir Shina Peter a.k.a SSP, a.k.a dance and merry. King of Afro Juju, he brought back memories of my childhood blasting The royal servers moved around to from Baba Lati's stereo. He thrilled the ensure everyone went home belly-full; crowd to the best of his songs. The rice was present, ewa-agoyin was on audience could not take it anymore as the menu list, swallows with different some sang along, struggling to varieties of soups not to forget my accommodate the small chops in their favourite Ofada rice. If you missed the mouth and the delivery of the lyrics to small chops you probably danced a lot his song, while others jumped to their and they skipped you. All in all there feet to deliver the best of moves. was enough for all. As the night drew near Q-Band The night was billed to be fun non-stop brought us live music, perfectly with the crowd anticipating the arrival dispensing a combination of the finest of the star act. of foreign and local sound, it was indeed a party after party! But, before then, MC Stylo thrilled the As we celebrate, we celebrate not in audience with his spontaneous jokes as isolation but with our eyes fixated on he had everyone laughing off their 2020 as it holds a lot in stock for us, seats. We also had our own local as we look to continuously become content as we had staffs takes their the provider of choice wherever turn on the mic to deliver rib cracking energy is consumed. Keep on rocking. The GEP Xperience T he GEP programme was an enlightening An Unearthed Synergy experience that provided the perfect platform The project gave us the opportunity to dig deep and locate the for our career journey into the energy and gallant roots of Egbin in a bid to mend some of the weak ones. power sector. It exposed us to the technical, All teams involved were tactful and dexterous in unraveling the commercial and political aspects of the sector. To limitations of the plant and in the invention of a business brand. further emphasize the need for a well-rounded Capitalizing on one of the assets of Egbin Power Plc, the water training experience, Egbin Power Plc exposed us to bottling project made inroads into the commercialization of a two major entrepreneurial and financial power product from start to finish. The comprehensive feasibility study projects namely: Potential of Big Data analytics to gave us relevant entrepreneurial and business development entire value chain of the power industry and skills. Commercialization of Egbin's potable water. Energized Data The Encore The Big Data project exposed us to the enormous Our graduation marked the seamless synchronization into the potential benefits of having a data-driven industry in power industry. It was a day of celebration of the various skills resolving enduring operational, legislation and we had acquired during the intensive nine months training at revenue problems in the industry. ETC, NAPTIN and at Sahara Training Centre. More importantly, we were able to proffer workable, Kola Adesina, MD Sahara Power Group, during his address data-driven solutions to specific problems stalling the highlighted the various innovative and sustainable projects growth of the industry across the value-chain. These which the group is involved in; including green energy, includes gas restrictions, transmission constraints, automation of power plant processes, load optimization, among eligible customer regime, and electricity theft. others. We were thrilled, challenged and eager to become part The innovative solutions birthed by the graduate of the solutions to the power sector. Sahara Power group offers engineers' collaborative efforts exemplifies Egbin's a place where there are opportunities to be creative; an corporate commitment to sustainable and organization that encourages daring solutions to problems. transformative growth of the Nigeria Power Industry. We anticipate applying the skills we have learnt, both technical and commercial for the growth of the company. Simply, we are GEP Experience proud we went through the Graduate Engineering Programme. EGBIN POWER COMMUNITY CUP Empowering the youths through sport “16 Teams – 1 winner”, that was the caption for the recently concluded maiden edition of the Egbin Power Community Cup. The 16 teams were drawn from the 3 host communities Egbin, Ijede and Ipakan. The match draws took place in November 2019 while the tournament itself ran through December. The turnout of spectators for the event was very impressive with a special guest appearance by Daniel “The Bull” Amokachi, an ex- Super eagles team member. He was warmly received by the crowd of spectators, traditional rulers and the footballers themselves. The local inter-club competition was put together as a CSR Initiative to promote cordial relationships within the host communities while keeping the youths engaged with a view to helping them be discovered by football talent scouts. The competition ended with Alaanu Omo Boys FC emerging victorious, carting home the grand prize and a gold trophy. Surprise Santa Visit H o-Ho- Ho! Merry Christmas to you all said the 3 Santas as they showed up in Egbin for a surprise visit to staff at the plant and Powerfield group of schools. 3 Santa's! Can you believe it? Who knew Santa could come in triplicates…. The children in the school and their teachers heard the sound of bells, which sounded nothing like the school bell and curiously looked out from their classroom windows to behold a magical sight, 3 Santas coming out from a white sleigh (a hilux van), lugging behind them bags full of chocolates and candies. They ran out from their classrooms ecstatically to catch a closer glimpse of the 3 Santas visiting all the way from the North Pole. The Santas thrilled the children who thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them. Staff in the power plant were also super excited to see the Secret Santas who went around singing, dancing, handing out chocolates and candies, taking pictures and generally spreading the holiday cheer everywhere they went. Santa's surprise visit lasted for 2 weeks and came to a close with a final stop over at all the offices in the plant and an appearance at the Carol night in Powerfield schools where they handed out more candies to the children and wished them a merry Christmas. Safety Celebration Week 3 Million Man-Hours with Zero LTI T he 2019 safety week vegetation were planted. Soursop are celebrations was a three day vital components of our ecosystem event which kicked off on the providing many environmental 27th and ended on 29th November, services (production of Oxygen from “ 2019 tagged: OHSE Management at the CO2, providing a habitation for other heart of the future of work. biotics component of our ecosystem). The event focused on: Ÿ Showing of Egbin Emergency In the course of the In the course of the celebration all response preparedness Egbin staff were given motivation celebration all Ÿ Highlighting dangers of climate tool, a pedometer, to correctly track change Egbin staff were their physical activities and other Ÿ Encourage healthy lifestyle in our health monitoring devices to enhance given motivation diet and lifestyle while at work their physical fitness activities. Ÿ The need for scope 3 carbon tool, a pedometer, footprint control Every employee in Egbin worked to correctly track Ÿ Celebration of 3 Million Man-Hours assiduously to meet the large man- with zero LTI. their physical hour worked without LTI, However a few safety champions were activity and other The week started with a walk to work celebrated from various departments exercise and a light refreshment health monitoring comprising fruit, an important as a representation of the whole workforce's commitment and this devices to enhance component of a healthy diet. Eight was done during the award ceremony soursop tree seedlings, which their physical represents the need to conserve at the grand finale of the HSE week Celebration. fitness activities Experience & Innovation in a single touch 2019 Sahara Innovation Week T he Innovation week was ideated Ÿ Virtual Reality: Using Google with a vision of fostering Cardboards (procured by innovative ideas in Sahara staff. individual members of the Dedicated to incubating innovative Innovation team) combined with solutions that focus on personal mobile phones, the Entrepreneurship and Service Innovation team demonstrated the Excellence, the Sahara Innovation possibilities of Virtual Reality Week aimed to inspire knowledge technology in the workplace sharing and inventions that will boost Sahara’s value proposition globally. Ÿ Drone technology: by demonstrating the simple delivery Innovation Showcase of chocolate using drone During these events, there was technology, staff were educated on practical display of innovative possible industrial applications of technologies like: drones Ÿ 3D printing: Stampa 3D, a Innovation Challenge professional 3D printing company The Innovation challenge was was contracted to display and print designed as a platform for staff to brand items for staff using additive share thoughts and ideas about manufacturing innovative opportunities for Sahara Group. The hackathon was focused on Ÿ Magnetic Levitation: The principle Service Excellence around Operational of magnetic levitation was Efficiency, Customer Experience and explained using the promotional Data Optimization & Monetization. Sahara floating ball Egbin 2019 Scholarship Programme Committed to empowering and inspiring young talents through education I n our usual quest to make life easy were held in 4 locations which included for all our stakeholders including Egbin Staff Clubhouse, Egbin Palace, members of our host communities, Ijede Palace and Ipakan community Egbin power plc kicked off the 4th town hall. edition of its annual scholarship programme into Powerfields college Each scholarship awardee went away for children from its host community. with a 3-year scholarship, an educational tablet, a smart watch, a “ The programme kicked off after the scholarship award certificate, initial registration window was closed schoolbag and other goodies. with about 1000 students registered. A pre-selection test saw about 44 The indigenes of the 3 host students out of the initial 1000 qualify communities, the traditional rulers, the The entire selection for a 2-day boot-camp that was beneficiaries and their parents, process came to a climax loaded with lots of fun and learning commended and appreciated Egbin activities designed to both challenge power plc for the laudable initiative in with the emergence of 17 and bring out the best in the providing quality education at no cost successful candidates at participants. to deserving students and promised to continue to use the opportunity the end of the boot The entire selection process came to a judiciously. camp. climax with the emergence of 17 successful candidates at the end of the boot camp. The award ceremonies Joy Full of Sw t Moments Surprise Christmas Cake Delivery by Tope Shonubi T here is no better time of the year to give a deliciously rich and moist fruit cake wrapped with loads of love than Christmas, unless of course you are Scrooge or the Grinch. Our amiable Chairman Mr Temitope proceeded to do just that not minding the sweltering heat of the sun on that afternoon in December. The Chairman, the company secretary and a team of 15 other volunteers went from house to house for almost 4 hours distributing cakes, exchanging pleasantries, and generally spreading the Christmas cheer while handing out cakes to families of staff. It was a wonderful gesture which was greatly appreciated by everyone as you could tell from the smiles and thank-you's that followed the event. THE 2019 ENERGY CHAMPIONS! These people have put in remarkable efforts into saving energy in their homes. Their actions towards improving energy efficiency will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the health of immediate environment. Abdulrasaq Jimoh 401A IKORODU | 1Bedroom Apartment Moshood Ganiyu 412B IKEJA | 1Bedroom Apartment Endurance Otaru 303L KADUNA | 2Bedroom Apartment CELEBRATING MILESTONES & ACHIEVEMENTS In the past year, our story as a company cannot be told without making mention of various milestones and achievements. Some of the major accomplishments have been mentioned below: Egbin achieved its highest daily average generation in 18 months. Egbin Maintenance Team In December 2019, through the successfully completed type combined efforts of the Commercial, A inspection of Units 5 and 6, Operations and Maintenance Team, enforcing commitment to the plant was able to generate an plant reliability and average of 657MW despite prevailing availability grid conditions. Egbin recorded 3 million + manhours without LTI W The Maintenance Team e have seen many projects come and go, successfully restored Unit 3 and a steady flow of innovative solutions back to active service. This from staff and together as the Egbin restoration activity was Family, we have in no small way contributed to our accompanied by significant success as a company. cost saving Looking at where we have come from and where we are going to be, the only way to go is up, breaking boundaries, changing the narrative and disrupting the norm as we do so. Leaving our mark in the sands Egbin received the AfriSafe of history as not just the largest power generating nomination for her exemplary facility in West Africa but the greatest team in the contribution in the Power and sector. utilities sector towards the improvement of health, safety, environment and well- being in Africa. Other Highlights of the Year Reward for Hard work & Dedication Recognition/reward for contract employees (Cleaners, Boat Crew, Security, Drivers and Facility Maintenance Officers) who have shown exemplatary performance(the Egbin Way) while performing their duties. Repositioning Egbin Corporate Identity Old New Old New FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS & BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. INSTAGRAM @egbinpower FACEBOOK EgbinPower TWITTER @EgbinPower LINKEDIN Egbin Power PLC YOUTUBE Egbin Power Are you passionate about writing? Would you love to join the empowered team? Kindly send a mail to empowered@egbin-power.com