By Adedapo Adesanya
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to revive a 215 Megawatts Power Project in Kaduna State.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, after inspecting the project on Tuesday at Kudenda in Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state.
He said the project initiated in 2012 had reached about 80 per cent completion stage before being abandoned, adding that when revived, it would boost power generation in the country.
The Minister said that the four companies handling the project would soon resume work to fast track its completion.
According to him, the ministry is also in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the supply of diesel to power the plant on a temporary basis before connecting it to Kaduna Gas Pipeline.
“We started interfacing with the NNPC to see how we can key into this project.
“In the meantime, as long as the project is not completed, it will go on diesel supply before the connection of gas, it will serve as dual,” he said.
Speaking further, the Minister attributed the deterioration of some power projects to negligence by the previous administrations, noting that proactive measures had been adopted to reinvigorate moribund power plants across the country.
Mr Aliyu said the country would witness a significant increase in electricity supply considering that only two system collapses were recorded in 2021 as against over 10 in the preceding years.
“We have done a lot; as we are witnessing the stability we are enjoying now, people are thinking we are having 5,000 megawatts for a very long time,” he said.
