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Nigeria to generate 19,000 megawatts from hydro-power

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The Federal Government said that electricity generation from hydro sources could reach 19,000 megawatts if fully harnessed. The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Ogbonnaya Onu said this at the 2018 Seminar on “Construction and Management of Water Conservancy and Hydro-power Project’’ organised by the Chinese Government in Abuja on Tuesday. The two-week seminar aims […]

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FEC approves construction of 3,050MW Mambilla Hydro-Power project at $5.7 billion

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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, approved $5.792 billion (about N1.140 trillion) for the construction of the 3,050 megawatts Mambilla Hydro-Power project at Gembu in Taraba. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents alongside the ministers of labour and employment as […]

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