Muhammad Garba, the commissioner of information for Kano state, has revealed that the Tiga hydroelectric power project, which would produce 13.2 Megawatts, is 95 percent complete.
Using the Challawa and Tiga dams to produce 35MW, PlatinumPost notes that the Tiga Independent Power Plant project was first approved and started by the government of the state’s previous governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
However, after taking office in 2015, governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje revised the proposal to 13.2.
Speaking on Tuesday during a segment named “Zaman Yan Marina” that was broadcast on Rahma Radio FM and listened to by our Kano reporter, Garba claimed the Ganduje government has revised the project’s whole initial concept after realizing that it might not be as feasible as first thought.
He said that the governor made a commitment to launch the project before he leaves office in May 2023.
The project’s goal, according to the commissioner, is to strengthen the state’s economy by revitalizing industry, irrigating farmland, and providing electricity for street lights around the city.
“Since the most recent administration, work has been ongoing on the Tiga Independent Power Plant project.
“When we joined the team in 2015, we discovered that the original plan could supply the number of Megawatts designated at the time.
In order to come up with a clear strategy to carry out the project, our administration had to study it in conjunction with the federal government’s Ministry of Water Resources and Mineral Resources.
“It took more than 1.5 years to effectively revise the strategy to create the appropriate number of Megawatts.
“Let me tell you that when we arrived, we discovered that there was no adequate route to transport logistics to the project site until our government established access roads for efficient transportation of supplies.
“Since that time, I’m able to say that the project is now 95 percent finished.
There is still just the link worsl from Challawa, and it is active.
“I can guarantee that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje would keep his pledge to start this project before his term is out.
According to the Commissioner, the project will increase irrigated farming, resuscitate companies, and power street lights.
When finished, he claimed, the project will boost Kano’s power supply, which is now only handling 70MW despite its enormous size and large population.
