KANO state Independent Power Project (IPP) is billed to commence with immediate effect.
Signing the contract for the commencement of the project yesterday, the state commissioner of works, housing and transport, Engr. Sarki Labaran said, the project would gulp $154 million.
When completed in the next 18 months as agreed, the project will provide Kano community with 126 megawatts of electricity.
Already, a site for the project has been allocated at Gaida in Kumbotso Local Government Area which is close to the famous Sharada-Challawa Industrial Estate.
With this development, therefore, the project is expected to solve the incessant power shortage affecting both residential and industrial areas, with a view to reviving the ailing economy of the state.
Awarded to China Machinery Equipment Import-Export (CMEIC), a Chinese firm, the commissioner expressed confidence in the company, believing that they are capable of finishing the project as scheduled.
He enjoined them to feel at home and ensure the execution of a project that would stand the test of time.
In his remark, Chief Executive Officer, Damba Energy, Alhaji Sa'adina Dantata said the firm would complete the project according to agreement, stressing that CMEIC firm is not the first of its kind in the execution of this type of project, as it had done it in various states in the country.
From triumph newspapers.
24-07-09