IKEJA – The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Tuesday said it had completed installing solar powered airfield lighting system at Lagos and Port Harcourt international airports.
The Managing Director of the agency, Mr Ibrahim Abdulsalam, disclosed this to newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.
He said that the installed lighting system was a product of Avlite Systems Pty Ltd in Australia, one of the world’s renowned solar LED airfield system manufacturers.
He said that the lighting system was certified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the United State Federal Aviation Administration.
Abdulsalam said the system was currently in use at various airports across the globe, particularly in Africa, Caribbean, Europe and South America.
He said the installation of the airfield lighting would increase the tempo of night/low visibility operations while reducing operational cost to the airlines.
”NAMA is also expected to benefit in areas of low maintenance and running cost as power generation and cabling are totally eliminated,” he said.
He said that the installation was part of the agency’s drive to complete, upgrade and modernise the system among other navigational facilities in the country.
The managing director said the lights could be remotely controlled by the duty controller in the tower. (NAN)
