Vice President Namadi Sambo has unveiled Federal Government’s plan to commence work on the 3050 megawatts Mambilla Hydro Dam in Taraba State.
Sambo, who gave the hint in Kaduna, explained that all designs of the major hydro project have been completed and as soon as other logistics are in place, work will resume at the site.
Patricia Deworitshe, assistant director in the Ministry of Power in a statement issued in Abuja, noted that the project which he described as the largest in Africa will provide increased electricity generation to the national grid and irrigation to the people of Taraba and environs when completed.
Namadi also expressed satisfaction at the pace of work in the on-going 215 megawatts thermal power plant project in Kaduna, which is about 84 percent completed.
He also directed the contractors handling the project to increase the pace of work on the site to ensure delivery by December as President Goodluck Jonathan has signified intention to commission it.
The thermal power plant when completed will boost another 215 megawatts to the national grid.
Sambo assured Nigerians that President Goodluck Jonathan is keeping his transformation agenda alive, so also his promise to the people in the Northern part of the country.
“We are doing everything to transform Nigeria and to ensure that power is provided to every part of the country”.
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