RELIEF FOR MAIDUGURI
THE STORY OF MAIDUGURI EMERGENCY POWER PROJECT (MEPP)
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, 2nd March commissioned the 52-megawatt Maiduguri Emergency Power Project (MEPP) in Borno State.
The Maiduguri Emergency Power Project (MEPP) is a power generation project aimed at providing reliable and sustainable electricity to the city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, and its environs.
The Project was necessitated by the extended power outages experienced in the region in the last nine years. These outages, caused by vandalism and insurgency attacks on power supply infrastructure had resulted in a decline in economic activities in the region.
In a bid to find a lasting solution to this challenge and improve the quality of life in the area, in April 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari intervened, directing the Management of NNPC Ltd. to restore power supply to the City of Maiduguri and its environs. To achieve this mandate, the NNPC Limited, following engagements with the Borno State Government, embarked on building a 50-Megawatt gas-fired power plant in Maiduguri.
The power generation project, aside from providing reliable and sustainable electricity to the city of Maiduguri, and its environs will also be a significant addition to the many initiatives aimed at ensuring domestic gas utilisation.
Some key milestones in the MEP Project include the historic groundbreaking ceremony for the project on the 30th of September 2021 and the issuance of a 50MW power generating licence to the NNPC Limited by the Ministry of Power, under the leadership of Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu on 25th November 2022.
The Project, brought to the point of first fire in 16 months by NNPC Ltd., through the NNPC Gas & Power Investment Services (NGPIS), one of its business units, is set to change the economic and social landscape of Maiduguri for the better.
President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) giving his opening speech
H.E. Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State making his remarks.
NNPC Ltd Board Chairman, Mrs. Margery Okadigbo giving her speech
GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari during his speech at the commissioning
Dignitaries at the event
Cross section of Board members at the event
President Muhammadu Buhari, The HMSPR & the GCEO at the commissioning
GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari in a handshake with one of the MEPP Engineers
The Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP)
