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FEC Approves $23m For Power Projects In Two States
The FEC has approved $23m for power projects in two states.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $23.9 million for the construction of power substations in Gaidam, Yobe State, and Zing in Taraba State.
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Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking with journalists after the council’s meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He also said the ministry got the approval for the construction of five multimillion dollars one-line power substations in Birnin Kudu, Babura, and Kazaure in Jigawa state; Nguru, Yobe; Oro, in Kwara, and a 22-kilometre transmission line passing through Birnin Kudu-Missau-Ningi-Azare in Jigawa and Bauchi.
The FEC further approved the sum of N3.4 billion for the restoration of power supply in Borno, according to Aliyu.
The minister said the council approved a memorandum for the provision of alternative power supply line to Maiduguri, Borno state capital.
He noted that the region had been disconnected from the national grid for 24 months due to insurgency.
“As you are aware, Maiduguri got disconnected from the national grid due to the activities of insurgents. They have been disconnected for over 24 months,” Aliyu said.
“About nine months ago or thereabout, we were able to supply Maiduguri through an old line which we resuscitated through the effort of the Borno state government’s rural electrification agency and the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
“They resuscitated a single line of 33 KV from Damaturu, Yobe state and through that, we took a very small quantity of electricity which could only give electricity on the 11 KV line.
“So, we are now trying to supply through another new line, a double circuit 33 KV which can take up to around 40 Megawatts from the Damaturu 330 substation. This is at a cost of N3,164,293,880 plus N250,000 million for security and other logistics, a total of N3.4 billion and is awarded to SodoGuru Nigeria Limited with a completion period of three months.”
In a related development, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, said the ministry got approval for the four memos it presented.
The memos included N1.78 billion for the upgrade of a data centre for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
“The first to be approved is in respect of the award of contract for the upgrade of the data centre of the Nigerian Ports Authority, its servers, storage, and business continuity at the cost of N1,787, 203, 792.65 inclusive of 7.5 percent value-added tax with a completion period of six months, ” the minister said.
“The second memo that was approved was for a concession of the eastern zone offshore waste reception facility, in line with international conventions and environmental laws signed by Nigeria, which require that offshore wastes generated by ships be disposed of in an organised manner in order to protect biodiversity and human beings.”
Sambo said when completed, the project would generate $25 million within 20 years.
The minister said he obtained a similar approval for the Western and Central zones of the maritime domain of Nigeria, for 10 years.
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Sambo added that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) got approval for the deployment of the modular floating dock acquired by the agency, to be managed under a public-private partnership.
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