By Dania Onozure

CALABAR—The Cross River State Government has taken delivery of equipment for the building of a 20 Megawatts power plant with a view to ensuring 24-hour power supply in Calabar.

On hand to receive the equipment along Parliamentary Extension in Calabar was the state governor, Professor Ben Ayade accompanied by some government officials.

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State

An excited Governor Ayade told journalists that the delivery showed that the Memorandum of Understandings, MoU, he has been signing were yielding results.

He pointed out that the equipment were designed to run economically and will aid the state arrest the issue of epileptic power supply.

He said: “This is one of the outcomes of some of my trips in my first year in office when we were still trying to do agenda setting for the government. It will generate 20 Megawatts of embedded power for Cross River State. I am happy to announce to you today that we are taking delivery of 20 Megawatts equipment for embedded power generation for the city of Calabar.”

The governor assured residents of Calabar that electricity tariff will be affordable to all.

The governor who also disclosed that five more containers laden with equipment were scheduled to arrive soon after the initial delivery of five, also highlighted how the project will enhance security in Calabar especially as the Calabar festival is fast approaching.

He disclosed that his administration has already commenced the process of strengthening the distribution network in Calabar by replacing obsolete and non-functioning transformers across the city.

“The whole street lights are gong to be connected to this grid and we are going to pick up the diesel engines from the streets and then link all the street lights to this plant so that Calabar South up to Anantigha, Atimbo and all those areas including 8 Miles, Nassarawa will be lit up.”