Gov. Ayade boosts power supply in Cross River

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Gov. Ayade boosts power supply in Cross River

In line with his deter­mination to ensure a 24-hour power supply to Cross River State, es­pecially Calabar, the State capital, the State Governor Prof. Ben Ayade, has signed a pact with a Dubai based firm, Skipper Seil, to pro­vide a 100kva solar lighting generating system to the State.
He also signed an agree­ment for a 26 megawatts gas power turbine at the Tinapa Business and Leisure Re­sort, as well as the training of trainers in the Institute of Technology and Manage­ment, Ugep.
Speaking at the signing ceremony which took place in his office in Calabar,, Governor Ayade said that the 100kvm solar power intervention will serve as a grid for industrial zones across the 18 LGAs in the state.
According to him, “solar power is a new way to go, because it is one way of re­ducing carbon emission to the atmosphere. It also cre­ates new job opportunities for young people who are now interested in going into solar energy.”
The governor also hinted that discussions were at ad­vanced stage for the imme­diate communities where the power plants will be lo­cated to enjoy power supply from the plants.
President of the firm, Mr. Jitender Sachdeva, assured the governor that his firm will commence construc­tion in about two months.
“We will work very hard, fine tune all the activities and try to actualize after the PPA in December. I want to assure you that the plant in Tinapa for 26 megawatts will give a boost to electric­ity and will be completed in 18 months’ time,” Sachdeva stated.
He said his firm chose to invest in the state due to the investment friendly policies of the Ayade-led adminis­tration and the fact that the state is peaceful and safe.
On the Institute of Tech­nology and Management, Ugep, the President, Skip­per Seil group, disclosed that “in addition to our Corporate Social Responsi­bilities (CSR), we have sent our team for the study of the technical Institute here in the state, and I can, with pride say, we are going to associate with your state in education as the Institute is now fully geared to start.”
Sachdeva expressed con­fidence in the zeal and dog­gedness of Governor Ayade, whom he described as “one of the few governors in Ni­geria today who are paying salaries as at when due, add­ing that “I see you getting energy all the time even in the night and morning.”