Uninterrupted Power Supply Commences in Ibadan

By our reporter

One of the massive projects inaugurated by Governor Seyi Makinde early this month, the 11 megawatts Ibadan Hybrid Power Project, has commenced operation.

The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, in a statement said the whole of the Oyo State Secretariat and its environs, covering all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, including the Secretariat Clinic, the State House of Assembly and the Governor’s office, have started to experience uninterrupted power supply.

This development, according to the commissioner, is a fulfilment of Makinde’s promise to commence the process of power independence for the state.

Oyelade said, “The first phase of the project is a 5MW integrated power plant consisting of solar power and natural gas.

“The next phase will extend uninterrupted power supply to other critical arms of government, including selected schools, Adeoyo and Ring Road Hospitals, the High Court complex, and Adamasingba Stadium, among others.”

The commissioner explained that the state government, through the Ministry of Energy, in partnership with a private energy conglomerate under a structured Build Own Operate and Transfer model, is undertaking the power project.