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Publisher (J.T)
December 21, 2021
It outlined the projects in its latest document containing the status of the country’s hydropower sector, which was obtained from the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in Abuja by our correspondent.
Data from the Ministry showed that the nine projects were located in five states including Kaduna, Taraba, Gombe, Benue and Nasarawa.
They include the Gurara I hydropower project in Kaduna, completed and put on concession; Gurara II plant, also in Kaduna, with its engineering, procurement and construction contract already awarded.
Others include the Kashimbila, Dadin-Kowa and Itisi hydropower projects located in Taraba, Gombe and Kaduna states respectively.
The government said both the Kashimbila and Dadin-Kowa hydropower projects had been completed and were ready for concession, while a Memorandum of Understanding had been signed with Kaduna State on the Itisi project.