Gas Infrastructures:Wakil Challenges Host Communities The Minister of State for Power , Hon. Mohammed Wakil, at the steering committee meeting on Escravos – Lagos Pipe-line System (ELPS), challenged the host communities on this gas trunk line to protect the facilities, assuring that Government will not renege on its earlier promise to deliver on the proposed 14 to 20MW Gas-fired plant meant for the area. Speaking today at the committee’s meeting in Abuja, Hon. Wakil said that the Ministry will diligently perform its over-sight function in making sure that the project enjoys adequate budgetary provision and political will. Hence, Government will leave no stone unturned in ensuring speedy completion of the project, assuring the people living in the host communities that Government is prepared to listen to their genuine concerns. Hon. Wakil also enjoined them to protect the gas infrastructures in their domain, as any infraction will equally affect them, because the gas to fire their own plant will come from the same source. He reminded the committee of the need to work assiduously, as Mr. President’s Transformation Agenda for the power sector is under-pinned by the availability of gas for power. The Permanent Secretary, Power, Amb. Godknows Igali, said that the Escravos – Lagos Pipe-line is strategically important as it carries gas to most gas fired power plants and the West-Africa Gas pipeline, hence it must be well protected. Furthermore, he said the project will enhance the availability of gas, as the incidence of sabotage would be reduced, thus captive power, in line with expansion plan of Government would be realized. The Group Executive, Gas, at NNPC, Dr. David Ige described the proposed project as one of the many intervention programmes of Government, stressing that by making Gas available, there would be increased economic activities of the people, thus guaranteeing social harmony. “We are all united in protecting pipe-lines, saying that the host communities, Delta State Government, Local Governments in the area and indeed the Federal Government will use the project to build solid relationship that would protect the biggest and most important gas supply network in Nigeria”,he said - See more at: moonreports/?p=2127#sthash.TEhot0oy.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 07:05:38 +0000
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