Monday, 5 December 2016

Delta sets up panel on IPP Oghara, says Safugha


Delta state Government has set up a panel of commissioners to look into the stalled multi-billion naira Independent Power Plant (IPP) at Oghara, Commissioner for Energy, Barrister Newworld Safugha has disclosed.
The commissioner who was responding to a reporter’s question at the on-going Ministerial Press briefing at the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba said the committee headed by himself also has the commissioner for justice and Attorney-general, and the commissioner for finance as members. “We are to looking into the IPP matter, and as soon as we conclude our assignment and report to the state government Deltans will be briefed,” Safugha said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Barrister Peter Mrakpor in answer to another question said there was no demand made by the contractor of the IPP project for the payment of money owed him on the project. He said: “There is no demand for money owed on the IPP project. Davnotch said we should go for arbitration. We have interfaced and we are doing mediation.”
In a related development, the energy commissioner lamented that Benin Electricity Distribution Company has shortchange the state by not providing it with the required 110 mega watts of power for the state. “But what BEDC is distributing is only 100 mega watts.
Barrister Safugha also announced that so far, the state government has undertaken a total of 25 power supply projects since May 29, 2015 at a total cost of N1,122,988,383.     


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