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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned the 32 megawatts (MW) Maiduguri Emergency Energy Venture (MEPP) in Borno State accomplished in 16 months by NNPC Ltd.
Talking on the commissioning ceremony, the president mentioned, “The MEPP is a part of an incremental 4,000 megawatts of energy producing property that this administration embarked upon to enhance energy provide and stimulate financial progress.”
He counseled NNPC for following his directive to revive energy to Maiduguri throughout the shortest doable time.
Insurgents destroyed some towers on the 330kV Maiduguri to Damaturu transmission line in January 2021, inflicting blackout in Maiduguri.
“For this function, I wish to commend the NNPC Restricted for following my directive to make sure instant restoration of electrical energy provide to Maiduguri throughout the shortest doable time,” he mentioned.
Buhari additionally directed the Nigerian Electrical energy Regulatory Fee (NERC) and different energy companies to work with NNPC for extra electrical energy.
The Group Chief Govt Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, mentioned the scale-able MEPP with preliminary 32MW energy capability was in-built 16 months and is the primary of its variety within the North East and by extension, northern Nigeria.
He mentioned, “In the present day, we’re honoured to have Mr President deliver again extra energy to the bigger metropolis because the president had directed. It was designed and in-built 16 months,” including that the MEPP can be scaled as much as 50MW by 2024 to contribute the capability to the nationwide grid.
“And clearly, it’s a new energy hub within the area. We could very quickly see energy exports to neighbouring international locations from the current plant.”
Day by day Belief stories that the Republic of Chad authorities had severally sought partnership with Nigeria for energy export.
Nigeria at present exports energy to Niger, Benin and Togo, and plans to attach Burkina Faso.
Kyari additionally mentioned the undertaking is viable because the Federal Ministry of Energy has restored the 330kV Damaturu-Maiduguri line from which three towers had been destroyed in 2021 and in addition revived an outdated 33kV distribution line from Damaturu to Maiduguri to supply redundancy for bulk energy provide.
Additionally talking, board chairman of NNPC, Margery Chuba-Okadigbo, assured Borno residents of power saying, “Once we say we’re right here to present you power, we’re right here to present you power for immediately and for tomorrow and power for the longer term. And we’re already displaying that.
Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum lauded, NNPC for championing the Nationwide Power Safety by intervening by means of the set up of scalable gas-fired energy plant to revive energy provide within the metropolis, in addition to making certain the undertaking is accomplished throughout the timeline.
