Berra be

micktoxin:
This isn't enough to power a fully industrialised Lagos let alone a whole country. This is a good step nevertheless.

This will go a long way since it will almost double the current figure we re grappling with!

daniska3yaro:
Taraba hmm

You want the government to build it in your place so that you can go and blow it up or sabotage it.

G

Nigerian government, making promises since 1960.

kcnwaigbo:


Lolz will the hydro power plant also provide enough forex and revenue for you to run the country?

It is not difficult to diversify from oil, it will just take time. Oil is only 13% of GDP. With proper tax coverage, oil can be made less relevant.

My state

daniska3yaro:
Taraba hmm

I just have this believe that any contract awarded by Buhari's government will be executed properly. People are so scared of looting under him.

Penisinpenisout:
One quote says
Thats roughly 2,190 days Or more importantly 52,560 hrs One could even say 3,153,600 minute Perhaps it could also be 189,216,000 seconds
Start counting.

thank you o, instead of them to simply tell us it'll take them about 5 1/2 years

63 months is over 5 years!

adeyemi2015:
I lost interest in the Project after reading it will take up to 63 Months!
When am I gonna enjoy steady power supply for God's sake?!
Seems the News is a rumor!
Still liking PMB and his polices though!

It takes 5 years to build a hydro power plant of this size.

Mambilla is no rumour.

The North should gear up for solar farm for solar farm. The South east should revamp their Coal and use that as source of their power. We in the South west will develop nuclear power plant. Everyone needs to get off Niger Delat and their gas

No major projects will be commissioned in the first term of this government except those left by GEJ, the is because Buhari left it late to start.

Even this project has not commenced hence 63 months commenced next few months.

Anyway, a journey of 1000miles start with one step in right direction.

oduastates:
Step in the right direction. No more gas plants

continue to deceive ur self. Bad belle.

Rubbish! Mambilla PP is still under construction since jonathan regime. Now they are just awarding contract of an under construction plant. I am no wailer but who is fooling who. Check wikipedia, mambiila pp was expected to finish dis year

bettercreature:
This silllly people should build one power plant in ibadan,lagos or ondo state,those 3 states are the safest and most stable states
Lagos and ondo are now producing oil so their is going to be enough gas to fuel the plants
I don't trust the north or those region called south south/east part of Nigeria

u use crude oil to power gas plants

I laugh when people say we will soon leave the oil from Niger Delta.The last time i checked above 75% of our revenue still comes from the oil how can you then build or develop other regions without money?Think sometimes and stop writing nonsense all because you want to be holier than the north or maybe you want to continue the hate buhari have sow between the north and the south.Whether you like it or not the economy of this nation is tied to the South and no matter what will happen the south will still be more devloped and advance than the north
.Thanks.

Penisinpenisout:
One quote says

Thats roughly 2,190 days
Or more importantly 52,560 hrs
One could even say 3,153,600 minute
Perhaps it could also be 189,216,000 seconds

Start counting.

Or you can say 5 yrs 3 months

Zombies, Jonathan has already awarded the two biggest hydro projects in Nigeria...Mambilla and Zungeru hydro power projects. http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2012/11/19/fg-signs-mou-with-chinese-firms-…terminates-manitoba’s-hydro-power-contract/
What stalled the flag off(of the mambilla) was because of the 15% counterpart funding which was expected to be recouped from the privatisation of the NIPPs but which wasn't ready due to some teething challenges.
Therefore, Fashola should quietly continue the implementation of the two contracts and not trouble our ear drums as if they've done something we've never seen on the two projects.

FOLYKAZE:
The North should gear up for solar farm for solar farm. The South east should revamp their Coal and use that as source of their power. We in the South west will develop nuclear power plant. Everyone needs to get off Niger Delat and their gas

that's how it should be leave ND alone. Slave

FOLYKAZE:
The North should gear up for solar farm for solar farm. The South east should revamp their Coal and use that as source of their power. We in the South west will develop nuclear power plant. Everyone needs to get off Niger Delat and their gas

Solar power can be utilized in any area of the country. I'd recommend solar power for largely rural communities where electricity demand isn't too high

UjGina:
63 months indeed!Another white elephant project to settle cronies.

considering that the Chinese are bringing 75% to the table while our government brings 25%, I don't see how 'cronies' will benefit. Also, I doubt the Chinese will want to see their money go down the drain. however one looks at it, this is laudable project if executed as planned. 5 years and 3 months isn't such a long time really.

tobyemmanuel:
Rubbish! Mambilla PP is still under construction since jonathan regime. Now they are just awarding contract of an under construction plant. I am no wailer but who is fooling who. Check wikipedia, mambiila pp was expected to finish dis year

Mambilla has not started. The idea was first conceived in 1982. Jonathan tried to revive it but it was cancelled again in 2013. Nigeria could not pay their part of the money which was 15%.

But Buhari renegotiated the deal.

DAT is great, good work of GEJ

colosa:
DAT is great, good work of GEJ

No it isn't...

The Ikere Gorge Dam that was abandoned can generate close to 4000MW; I wonder why nobody is talking about it. FG needs to revisit this project.

Good work of GEJ

tobyemmanuel:
Rubbish! Mambilla PP is still under construction since jonathan regime. Now they are just awarding contract of an under construction plant. I am no wailer but who is fooling who. Check wikipedia, mambiila pp was expected to finish dis year

Can you stop sucking on GEJ's balls so hard? This has been in the works for decades.

chudionu58:
Zombies, Jonathan has already awarded the two biggest hydro projects in Nigeria...Mambilla and Zungeru hydro power projects. http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2012/11/19/fg-signs-mou-with-chinese-firms-…terminates-manitoba’s-hydro-power-contract/
What stalled the flag off(of the mambilla) was because of the 15% counterpart funding which was expected to be recouped from the privatisation of the NIPPs but which wasn't ready due to some teething challenges.
Therefore, Fashola should quietly continue the implementation of the two contracts and not trouble our ear drums as if they've done something we've never seen on the two projects.

All these Jonathan fans def... Mambilla was cancelled in 2013 due to the failure of Nigeria to meet their part of the agreement.

http://sweetcrudereports.com/2013/12/26/nigeria-admits-failure-to-award-mambilla-hydro-contract/

The deal was renegotiated by Buhari.
http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/12/buhari-woos-china-over-20-3b-rail-projects-mambilla-dam/

kcnwaigbo:


Lolz will the hydro power plant also provide enough forex and revenue for you to run the country?

Very unwise comment from you, they are other ways to generate revenue apart from oil, agriculture is also coming up, even we in the nd delta have started tinking beyond oil, uduaghan started the delta beyond oil campaign and its working fine. Our dependency on oil will reduce over the years.

For 4.5 Billion USD, Ethiopia will be getting 6,000 megawatts from the Renaissance dam. Nigeria wants to get 3,000 Megawatts with 5 Billion USD investment. Fashola will always take a cut like he did for his trains.

Any serious government will fix power in six months...fashola 2014.
He is a typical yoruba, hypocrisy is his surname!