Siemens provides technical support for Nigeria’s energy sector amidst COVID-19

As communities are kept indoors due to lockdown directives aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, leading service provider for the energy sector, Siemens Energy Limited has reiterated their commitment towards supporting Nigeria’s oil and gas sector in this critical time.

Through this pandemic Siemens Field Service Engineers has continued to deliver solutions to customers and partners in industries catering to vital infrastructure, providing them with much needed technical support. The Field Service Engineers ensure that customers’ plants and sites keep running uninterrupted, for the lights in all our customer locations nationwide

Speaking on the company’s commitment to keeping the lights on in Nigeria, Seun Suleiman, Vice President, Service & Digital, Siemens Energy Limited, said, “It’s amazing to share with you the business advantage of localizing the Field Ops organization in Nigeria especially with the pandemic of COVID-19. We have been able to successfully meet most of our customer field service interventions without any hindrance and these FSRs have been fully supported via in-country Tier 1 technical support.

“This has significantly kept us in operation despite the suspension of international flights in Nigeria and multiple curfews imposed in Lagos & Port Harcourt. We are immensely proud of our frontline employees working hard on all our customers’ sites to keep the lights on for millions of Nigerians during these difficult times.”

Also commenting, Oladayo Orolu, head Business Development, Siemens Energy Limited, highlighted the importance of essential utilities running during this period.

“In these challenging times, it is important we keep the lights on to power essential utilities that keep our homes and hospitals conducive, powered and safe. As we support our customers and work to keep Nigeria powered, we continue to prioritise the health and safety of our employees, cooperating with the relevant public and health authorities.

“We recognise that without them there will be no business to run so we continue to minimise risk by putting all the safety measures in place. Also, beyond this pandemic, we continue to communicate and work with key contacts in the Federal Government on the Presidential Power Initiative to ensure that we keep the lights on for a much longer time in Nigeria.”

Siemens remains committed to contributing towards Nigeria’s long-term developmental goals and customers in the power generation, oil & gas and utilities industry with world-class products, solutions and services.

 

Ifeoma Okeke