The minister of Power, works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed yesterday that the federal government has ratified the Afam emergency fast power plant, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa, Abuja.
According to the minister, FEC ratified the earlier approval given for General Electric to undertake the project so that the country can complete 240mw of emergency power through 830mw turbines this year.
Fashola stated that council also approved the contract for the construction and rehabilitation of the sub-station to enable the evacuation of power once the turbines are installed.
He further explained that, “The other one that is consistent with infrastructure development in the country is the memo for the Afam emergency fast power, which is part of the ministry’s roadmap for incremental power to the grid.
“The total package for the Afam power plant is $186.6 million and the contract for the substation is $2.207million for the components that are offshore and N133.184 million for the local components”.
The minister also said FEC gave approval for the reimbursement of Kwara State government to undertake the construction of the Kayamakishe road, which is a road that serves the Agricultural belt that produces Agro product between Oyo and Kwara State.
Fashola stressed that Kwara State had applied to be allowed to take that road on the basis that they will be refunded at sometime in the future.
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