Abuja to get
1,300 megawatts of Ipp
—modibbo
An
Independent Power Project to complement what is being provided from
the National Grid by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), to
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is being worked on by the FCT
Administration.
Making the
disclosure while briefing the FCT Executive Committee, on the state
of power supply to the Territory, at its weekly meeting, FCT
Minister said that the Presidency, the FCT Administration and a
Korean firm are involved, in the said initiative.
According to him,
President Umar Musa Yar’Adua has been a catalyst to the project,
which is expected to produce 1,300 megawatts of electricity that
will be solely dedicated to Territory, in consideration of its
importance to the socio-economic development of the country.
Modibb who said
that the Independent Power Plant will be sited in Gwagwalada, made
known that the FCT Administration is already in the process of
handing over the site to the Korean firm to enable them commence
work.
The Minister who
said that there can not be meaningful development without a solid
power supply to any modern city, gave the assurance that the dream
is a realizable one since the process is being driven by the private
sector, who, according to him can better manage such important and
gigantic projects going by what has been happening in the advanced
countries of the world.
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