PIQUED by the epileptic power supply from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), the Borno State government is to establish 20 megawatts solar Independent Power Project (IPP) in meeting the electricity requirements provided by the abundant, but untapped solar energy from the northern desert.
The IPP is to be built and completed by a German firm before the end of this year.
These were made known at the weekend by Governor Kashim Shettima at the Government House, Maiduguri, while he received a forum of All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) chairmen from the six geo-political zones.
He however, lamented that the PHCN supplies a daily five megawatts of electricity to the state, which had been grossly inadequate for over a decade to meet industrial and domestic requirements of the state. .
Shettima said: “The state government will engage in talks with the German firm with the aim of signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the construction of a solar plant to generate electricity for the state.”
He said that government took the decision on IPP, because electricity supplied to the state by the PHCN was grossly inadequate meet people’s requirements for electricity.
He explained that his administration placed high premium on power, because of its drive for industrial revolution in the state, noting that there could be no industrialisation without a sustained and reliable power generation and supply.
Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communication, Mr. Isa Umar Gusau said that the meeting of the ANPP chairmen was a follow up to the governor’s trip to Germany in October last year.
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