The Nigeria Labour Congress and other stakeholders in the power sector on Monday kicked against the decision of the Federal Government to reduce the capacity of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power project by 50 per cent. Last week, The PUNCH exclusively reported that the Federal Government was currently subjecting the 50 per cent reduction in the project’s installed capacity to an independent review. Ajaero, who doubles as the Secretary-General, National Union of Electricity Employees, told our correspondent that the decision to review the Mambilla project capacity downwards should be looked into again. Not to say that the project’s capacity has been dropped or revised to 1,525MW.”He added, “The picture is not really clear. So how can you say a project that has been designed over the years, valued and funding being sourced is now reduced in capacity?

Source: Punch April 26, 2021 23:26 UTC