Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to deliver Maiduguri Power Project on schedule.
Gatekeepers News reports that NNPC said the project was a result of a Presidential directive to provide emergency intervention to the electricity supply disruptions facing Maiduguri (the capital of Borno, North-Eastern Nigeria) and its environs as a result of incessant activities of insurgents.
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari assured the State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, and the people of Maiduguri that the project will be delivered on schedule.
Kyari noted that the project would further improve NNPC’s gas utilisation efforts for the socio-economic benefit of Nigerians.
He said, “NNPC as an enabler organization is committed to the delivery of this project within schedule, and has already awarded the contract to General Electric Global (GE) for the supply of Gas Turbine, while Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) has been contracted to China Machinery and Engineering Corporation (CMEC).”
According to him, the project would be a model for other cities across the country.
Governor Zulum in his reactions described the groundbreaking ceremony of the Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP) as the happiest day of his life and a huge relief to the people of Maiduguri, who have been without a power supply for nine months.
Zulum said the NNPC’s commercial investments in the 50mw combined gas power plant will ultimately increase energy supply level to Maiduguri and environs, thereby impacting the state’s economy positively, when completed.
According to him, the Borno State Government will do everything possible to ensure that maximum security of lives and property is guaranteed for the project implementation team and residents of the state.
Governor Zulum assured that “as government, we will provide the much-needed security to ensure that this high pressure-scheduled project is completed on cost, scope, and quality.”
The activities of insurgents have kept Maiduguri in a blackout since January 2021 as they had blown up transmission lines on at least two occasions.
In August 2021, the NNPC signed an official contract with the CMEC and GE on the project. The groundbreaking ceremony signifies the official commencement of the project as the contractors have since moved to the site.
