NAMA completes installation of solar powered airfield lighting at MMIA and Port Harcourt airports

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has completed the
installation of solar powered Airfield lighting system at Lagos and
Port Harcourt international airports.

The installed lighting system is a product of Avlite Systems Pty Ltd.,
Australia, one of the world’s recognized solar LED airfield system
manufacturers.

The lighting system certified by ICAO and FAA is currently in use at
various airports across the globe, particularly in Africa, Caribbean,
Europe and South America.

With the installation at these two major airports, the tempo of
night/low visibility operations is expected to increase and reduce
operational cost to the airlines through less taxiing and long wait
for take- offs and landing.

NAMA is also expected to benefit in areas of low maintenance and
running cost as power generation and cabling are totally eliminated.

The project, according to the managing director of the agency, Engr.
Ibrahim Abdulsalam ’’is part of NAMA’s drive to completely upgrade and
modernize airfield lighting sytems among other navigational facilities
in the country’’.

The MD added that ‘’the system is also robust and the lights can be
remotely controlled by the duty controller in the tower’’.

Installation at the Lagos airport was completed on April 30, while
that of Port Harcourt was on Sunday, May 4, 2014.

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