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Delta IPP to contribute 150MW to national grid

By BusinessNews Staff on February 17, 2014

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State says the state’s Independent Power Plant will be inaugurated by the end of the year.

A statement on Friday said the IPP would target a national grid contribution of between 120 and 150megawatts of electricity.

Uduaghan was quoted as saying this while delivering a lecture entitled, ‘Leadership: My Personal Experience,’ to participants of Course 22 of the National Defence College, Abuja.

He said the Delta IPP, when inaugurated by year end, would be privatised to ensure better management.

“Delta State in the foreseeable future should be energy sufficient to support domestic, household demands and for industrial use,” he said.

The governor said the state government’s involvement in the Benin Electricity Distribution Company would boost power supply to the rural areas and in turn improve the economy of the areas.

He said that the IPP would produce between 120 and 150MW of electricity to boost domestic and industrial use in the state.

The governor said the achievements of his administration were due largely to the drive to build infrastructure and promote policies that would attract business investments and create employment in all sectors of the economy.

He emphasised that the Delta Beyond Oil initiative, which focuses on agriculture and the state’s micro credit programme, was aimed at giving a sense of belonging to all Deltans.

[Punch]

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