In its efforts to boost power supply in the country, Shiroro
Hydroelectric Power Station plans to construct a 300megawatts (Mw) photo
voltaic solar power plant on the existing plant premises which was concessioned
to the North- South Power Company on November 1, 2013.
The firm’s Chief Technical Officer, Mr. Roland Lwiindi,
who disclosed this to the Post Privatisation Monitoring Team of the Bureau of
Public Enterprises (BPE) that was on a monitoring exercise at the power station
in Shiroro, Niger State, said once approval was obtained from the necessary
authorities, its first phase would come on stream in 2017 and it would be the
first of its kind in Africa.
According to him, when completed the plant would add 300mega
watts of electricity to the existing 600mega watts. He added that the plant was
at present generating 50% of its installed capacity.
Leader of the BPE monitoring team, Mr. Abdullahi Shuaibu,
however commended the management for the strides achieved since take over
and noted that it was an attestation to the gains of privatization.
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