Gov. David Umahi, represented by his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe said in Abakaliki that the agreement included the establishment of a solar power factory in the state.



Ebonyi signs $4m solar-system production agreement with Chinese coy

The Ebonyi government on Monday signed a four million dollars solar system production agreement with the Foshan Sunchees Energy Company of China.

Gov. David Umahi, represented by his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe said in Abakaliki that the agreement included the establishment of a solar power factory in the state.

The governor said that the occasion marked the realisation of the state government’s vision and aspiration toward industrialising the state.

“Our vision is to make Ebonyi the leading industrialised state in the country as it is the first time in the country that a government is aiming at energising the entire local government areas of a state.

“The 13 LGA Chairmen of the state have appended their signatures in support of the project and we assure our citizens that we are not purchasing energy from China,” he said.

Umahi said that the agreement was a product of his economic trip to China, saying “the company is reputed globally in solar power manufacturing and distribution.

“It will establish a factory to manufacture solar panels in the state and subsequently make Ebonyi, a leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer of solar panels in the country.

“We are hopeful that in the future, the state will be exporting solar energy beyond Africa,” he said.

He pledged that the government would abide with the terms of the agreement and demonstrate a good maintenance culture.

“The problem of poor execution and maintenance of projects experienced by most governments in the country is due to lack of due diligence in supervision and maintenance.

“The situation is however different with Ebonyi as we will monitor, supervise your work and not rest until you execute all you stipulated in the agreement.

“We are eagerly waiting for you to mount the first solar panel factory in the state as this would make our industrial dream come true,” he said.

Umahi appreciated the local government chairmen for their diligence and partnership in the project, noting that it would be one of the legacies they would leave behind as council chairmen.

Mr Jack Chen, the leader of the Chinese team thanked the state government for its reception and belief in the project, pledging to abide by all the terms of the agreement.

“We are happy to be in partnership and sign this agreement with Ebonyi government.

“We know the state’s logo to be the ‘Salt of the Nation’ but we hope that in the future, it will be Power of the Nation,” he said.

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neo colonialism

if true then this is great news.

good development... Ebonyi deserve some accolades

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Another loan abi? Four million dollars!
Another looting spree right?
Another white elephant project. Brother to Nigeria Airways logo project

Shebi these guys don't read “terms and conditions” before signing documents?

My personal resolution is that I cannot hand over the lives of my unborn kids to this reckless state called Nigeria. God forbid!

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This is a noteworthy and laudable achievement. let us congratulate the ebonyi people.


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Good news coming from my state.

I want to invite brothers cjrane and Xander85. This is something we have discussed in the past.

lagos, do you have 2 heads?

Love this. Much have said about this guy, I wish he keeps to his promise/vision.

Now this is the kinda energy stories I wanna be seeing , not stories about million dollar investment in gas or oil.

If you think this is good news, go to youtube and google china and zambia or you type china and djibouti. Then come and give us summary.

Good news.

All those of you shouting “good news” need mental evaluation.

flyca:
Another loan abi?
Another looting spree right?
Shebi these guys don't read “terms and conditions” before signing documents?
Another white elephant project. Brother to Nigeria Airways logo project

My personal resolution is that I cannot hand over the lives of my unborn kids to this reckless state called Nigeria. God forbid!

You don't need to make reckless assumptions when there is a track record.

America has more debt now than the entire Africa would have in 50yrs. No contract can be 100% written into the project, there would always be something for kickback factored in. We need development in Nigeria so that generations unborn would have a life.

If you have never visited Ebonyi state, pls do so and see for yourself

Loans from china should be regarded with a grain of salt, china is really taking over africa and it's not funny

jesmond3945:
If you think this is good news, go to youtube and google china and zambia or you type china and djibouti. Then come and give us summary.

they are taking over zambia this is not good at all

jesmond3945:
If you think this is good news, go to youtube and google china and zambia or you type china and djibouti. Then come and give us summary.

This is not a loan. This is a foreign direct investment. They will build a solar factory for manufacturing solar cells. Stop with the unnecessary negativity.

Till then. . . .

Let me see before I believe. Tired of 499 governments!

yomi962:
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Frenchfriez:


You don't need to make reckless assumptions when there is a track record.

America has more debt now than the entire Africa would have in 50yrs. No contract can be 100% written into the project, there would always be something for kickback factored in. We need development in Nigeria so that generations unborn would have a life.

If you have never visited Ebonyi state, pls do so and see for yourself

This is a reckless comparison where there is a track record.

You cannot compare America's capacity to pay and importance to the world to a state in Nigeria that has no capacity whatsoever.

If you don't know what the Chinese are doing to African countries with their loans, do a little research on Zambia.

Is a Solar company the priority? A state that has a lot of farmers and a lot of mining sites.


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horsepower101:


This is not a loan. This is a foreign direct investment. They will build a solar factory for manufacturing solar cells. Stop with the unnecessary negativity.

That is not guaranteed Chief. What is guaranteed is that the State has written a $4m check to this Chinese company (why else would he need the approval of all the LGAs) to supply some Solar energy related products. Check on Google, that is all this company does, supply stuff.

I would wager that stuff would probably be things like solar street lights.

This $4m is minor beans, and is not the basis of establishing a 'solar manufacturing facility' in the true sense of the word. If they are half honest, they will ship some stuff in bits and arm some guys with screwdrivers to tie up a few parts in a rented warehouse.

And some middleman has obviously been 'settled', if you care to find out who their 'local partners' is.

This is not a savage critique, just telling it like it is. I actually have a bit of a soft spot for this particular state (Pretty much all Ebonyians I've met have this open but laid back vibe, and isn't 'Abakaliki' the coolest capital name ever?), and for their Governor.

I just think it diminishes the whole apparatus of State Government to be making a big deal of this tiny stuff. Leads you as a voter to ask with some justification ... 'hey, where's the big stuff'? 'what have you been doing with all your time?'.

No whatabboutery please.

Another waste of funds! The inability to sustain all the very brilliant industrial projects of former governor Elechi shows that Dave Umahi regime only understands the language of cement, block, gravel and sand, nothing else.

Solar? Wen there is no good/portal water for bathing only salty water.

another ganduje loading

south east state needing more solar than the northern states

horsepower101:


This is not a loan. This is a foreign direct investment. They will build a solar factory for manufacturing solar cells. Stop with the unnecessary negativity.

go and do my assignment my friend stop being paranoid. FDI my foot. Does china know what is fdi, the would build the solar plant with their engineers and slave your engineers. Then come back later and tell you that the investment was actual a loan to be paid back. Are they not building the plant with their money or they are now father christmas.