Kaduna power plant to be inaugurated in 2017 – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr.Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday said the 215 Megawatt (MW) Dual Fired Kaduna Power Plant will be completed in June 2017.Fashola gave the assurance after he inspected the power project in Kaduna, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.He said the contract was awarded in 2009 and was expected to be completed within 36 months.According to him, the project cannot be completed as schedule due to inadequate budgetary allocation by the previous administration.The minister said work had since resumed at the site in Kudenden Area of Kaduna, adding that the project would be completed in the second quarter of 2017.Fashola commended the state governor, NasiruEl-Rufai, for his determination to ensure the timely completion of the project.El-Rufai, who accompanied the minister, said the state government had sourced for N7.5 billion loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure prompt completion of the project.