editorialSolar-powered plant makes more senseThe recent decision by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to build a massive gas-powered plant in Maiduguri makes no sense in light of the reason given for it. Where will the gas supply to run the plant come from and at what cost to the operators? Yet this is not good enough reason for the NNPC to invest in new gas-powered electricity plant in the city. Some of the country's gas power plants that are closer to supply sources in the Niger Delta do not have steady gas flow to run, but Kyari envisages that the proposed Maiduguri plant will have stable supply. The corporation can partner with local solar power companies to quickly deploy solutions that will maximise the free solar resource of Maiduguri.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2021 16:51 UTC