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Edo partners UNDP on provision of electricity through hydro-power

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In its spirited efforts to improve power supply in Edo State for stimulation economy growth, the State Government has disclosed that it wants to partner the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with a view to harnessing the state’s water resources for the generation of electricity in the state.

Revealing the plan of this proposed lofty project when he received the Coordinator and Officers of the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) in his office in Benin, the state governor, Godwin Obaseki said that the partnership talks with the UNDP on electricity generation was to strengthen the state government’s efforts to promote economic activities through the provision of some essential infrastructural facilities such as power supply.

He said that, “We are currently working with the UNDP to develop a mini-hydro project from the water resources in the state, specifically from Ovia and Ikpoba rivers.

“We have identified two major projects. The state government will take advantage of the opportunity provided by these water bodies to generate electricity to boost economic activities in the state.”

In his statements, “this administration is open to collaboration with relevant groups and agencies to complement government policies designed to grow the economy of the state and secure our internal waterways.”

The governor added that his administration supports the bill for the establishment of the Maritime Security Agency, as the creation of the agency would safeguard internal waterways across the country.

The Co-ordinator and facilitator, Maritime Security Agency, Goodluck Akpore, commended the governor for his strong commitment in promoting economic development in the state, noting that the efforts were quite visible.

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