Oyo State government is partnering international investor, Highland Energy Solution Services Limited (HESSL) to generate five megawatts of electricity from wastes.
The investment is to be solely financed by HESSL and expected to cost $25 million.
The project based on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) will be handed over to the state government or renewed after the first 25 years of operating the company by the HESSL.
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) waste to energy project will be located at Ajakanga landfill in Oluyole local government area of the state.
An estimated 0.5kg/capital/day wastes are collected daily in the state in which the bulk comes from the every
Thursday and monthly sanitation exercises.
At a ground breaking ceremony in Ibadan, Governor Abiola Ajimobi said with the coming of the project the residents of Ajakanga area in Oluyole local government area will be enjoying stable power supply.
While reiterating the commitment of his administration to turn other idle dumpsites to an economic viable entity Ajimobi stressed that it would also address other socio-economic and welfare needs of the people such as education, health as well as enhancing the environmental transformation programme of the present administration.
He explained that the solid wastes collected would be converted and used to generate electricity for socio-economic benefit including accelerating industrialization and improved employment generation capacity.
In his address, Chief Executive Officer of HESSL, Akinpelu Shogunle who thanked the state government for providing the enabling environment, said the project would put the state at the top of electricity generation
Sogunle added that the project would provide 25, 000 indirect and 200,000 direct jobs for indigenes of the area and the state in general.
Earlier in his welcome address, General Manager of Oyo state Solid Waste Management Authority, Joseph Alabi,an Engineer stated that the benefits of the project included job creation, generation of bio-substances in commercial value saying this “will boost the internally generated revenue of the state government as well as boost electricity supply in the State”
The waste to energy project is part of the state government PPP initiative to improve the well being of the people.\
Remi Feyisipo
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