On Tuesday, Nigerian geotechnical consultant Jidet Nigeria revealed that a group of indigenous mineral explorers have identified 196 million metric tonnes of coal reserves in Edo State, Western Nigeria.

The reserves are estimated to have a generation capacity of 1,200MW for 50 years with a believed construction cost of $1.5 billion, Olujide Pocon Tajudeen-Alan, head of the technical team at Jidet, told local newspaper The Daily Trust.

Tajudeen-Alan said: "We have the capacity to produce 1,000MW electricity for the next 50 years from the coal reserve. As at now, we have confirmed a reserve of 196 million [metric tonnes].”

Jidet has met with the Federal Ministry of Power in Abuja on how to attract technical partners and willing financiers with "a view to actualising the project", according to the newspaper report.

"Our major reasons for coming here is we want to commence the application and processing of licences to officially enter into the power sector. We are also soliciting the support of experts in the ministry to guide us because initially we are mainly into mineral exploration,” the company said.


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but this is to fault the propaganda peddled by a nairalander that Enugu has lost its coal city identity. definitely you can find and get enough coals in Enugu that can be of sufficiency for more than thousands of years.

ok

"I'm a full-blooded Edo son". Quote me anywhere.

Edo still a learner to Enugu's coal production capacity

OZAOEKPE:
"I'm a full-blooded Edo son". Quote me anywhere.

o boy u be witch, how u take kn say i be pure edo boy.