Dangote To Build New Power Plants In Nigeria
Aliko Dangote, the president of Dangote Group of Companies, has promised to build a 500 megawatt power plant for Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Kaduna states.
Africa’s richest man disclosed this in his in his address at the 36th Kano Trade Fair held in Kano.
He was represented at the event by the executive director shareholders management, Engineer Mansur Ahmad.
Dangote was quoted as saying that power plant is a intentional attempt to support local economy and wealth creation.
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He added that without power manufacture and commerce will cripple and businesses will enormously decrease and that has been the situation in Kano for decades, saying anything to be done to bring back such would have to be done now than anytime.
The executive director disclosed that they were now discussing with the Kano state government on the 500 mega watt power supply and final deal will be signed in few weeks to come.
Dangote reportedly has been giving support to areas of health and education in Kano and in the next few weeks they are going to commission six out of the health care facilities constructed and were completed to Kano government.
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Engr. Ahmad noted that Dangote has built over a hundred borehole across the state and the theater health facility at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital which was postponed due to design discrepancies and would soon be take off.
Millions of Nigerians are experiencing low power supply in the country in spite of the huge amount of money the Federal Government has spent to improve electricity supply.
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