- JICA has invested $500 million to improve transmission infrastructure along Lagos-Ogun Industrial corridor.
- Adelabu also appealed to the governor to collaborate with the ministry to impress on gas pipeline operators to improve the pipeline infrastructure passing through the state
Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has invested $500 million to improve transmission infrastructure along Lagos-Ogun Industrial corridor, covering Agbara, Mowe and Sagamu industrial clusters.
Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu made this known when the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, visited him at the weekend in Abuja.
According to him, all these will involve building additional power transmission substations and upgrading existing ones, reconductoring existing weak high-voltage powerlines, and building new extensions for capacity strengthening and expansion.
Adelabu also appealed to the governor to collaborate with the ministry to impress on gas pipeline operators to improve the pipeline infrastructure passing through the state, boosting the pressure quality and quantity of gas supplies to power plants and industries within the state.
“We also have the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) projects, the highlights of which include boosting power transmission infrastructure within and outside the Ogun industrial corridors. Also ongoing are some Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN)’s projects aimed at enhancing power supply to Ogun State”, the minister said.
He also promised to undertake an official visit to the state soon, as requested by the governor, to meet with the industrialists within the corridors and explore possible areas of cooperation and collaboration.
In his remarks, the governor said, “As part of my visit, I want to appeal to you for special attention to further enhance power infrastructure and supply to Ogun State, a key industrial hub in the country. I am aware that since you assumed duty, you have visited some major industries and power plants in the state like Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company, Coleman Wires and Cables and Splendor Electric, producers of Porcelain high voltage electric insulators, as well as the Olorunsogo NDPHC NIPP power plant in Papa Lanto. However, we have a lot more to show you.”
The governor then officially invited the minister to Ogun State to meet with the state’s industrialists and visit some of the government’s key initiatives in modern agriculture, CNG and Electric vehicle projects, and renewable energy exploits.