- Akwa Ibom to receive additional electricity supply.
- Firm to add 366MW capacity to the existing 191MW of the Ibom power plant.
Akwa Ibom State government has entered into an agreement with African Delta Power Limited to add 366MW to the existing 191MW to the state Ibom power plant. The new agreement reveals that the aggregate maximum capacity of the gas turbine generator unit is capable of producing up to 732MW.
The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Uko Udom, SAN, signed the deal on behalf of the state government, while the Board Chairman of Ibom Power, Etido Inyang and Secretary of the company, Ime Asibong, signed for Ibom Power and Jemeriah Oluwaseun and Christabel Nwagum (CEO of African Delta and Secretary respectively) signed the agreement on behalf of African Delta Power. The ceremony was held at the office of the Secretary to Akwa Ibom State Government and Chairman of the One-Stop-Shop on Investment Committee, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem.
The proposed power plant will be developed as part of Phase II of the IPP. Emmanuel noted that the agreement was “not an MoU but rather a step further, which has transited the MoU phase.” He said the proposed power project is under the ‘Power for All’ initiative of Governor Udom Emmanuel, which was inaugurated about two years ago by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
On the implementation of the project, the One-Stop-Shop on Investment Committee Chairman urged the African Delta Power team to speed up the processes and abide by the roadmap agreed to by the government for the project.