Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has flagged off the construction of 11 megawatts (MW) independent power project, expressing confidence that with necessary infrastructure, the state would continue to lead in proffering solutions to power challenges confronting the country. The project dubbed hybrid power plant is to be executed by Elektron Energy on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) model. Speaking at the groundbreaking at the State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, at the weekend, Makinde said the facility would provide power to government facilities within Agodi and environs. But when the average Nigerian talks about ‘light,’ they mean electricity – power supply.”“Nigeria has had a long history of problematic public power supply. We are here for one solution to this perennial problem – for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Oyo State Independent Power Project.

Source: The Guardian December 16, 2021 01:12 UTC