Akwa Ibom to enjoy 24 hours power supply in 2022 -Commissioner
The Peoples and residents of Akwa Ibom State might become the first set of people in Nigeria to enjoy 24 hours of uninterrupted power supply by 2022 through the introduction of Independent Power Plant, IPP, courtesy of the state government.
The Commissioner of Power and Petroleum development, Dr. John James Etim dropped the hint on Thursday, 14th January 2022 while addressing the first Congress of Akwa Ibom State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists in 2022 held at NUJ Press Centre, Uyo.
According to Dr. John James Etim, Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat will be used to kickstart the pilot programme before extending it to the residential areas within the year.
The Power and Petroleum Development helmsman posited that experts are already in Uyo to work on modalities to roll out the project.
Dr John James Etim asserted that the programme is part of the Power for All 2021 Initiative of Akwa Ibom State Government which he noted has hit 94% of completion rate as of the end of December 2021, stressing that the three components of the programme, namely – Connection to National Grid, Metering and Networking – have received tremendous success during since its introduction.
He explained that although the Power for All 2021 Initiative could not be achieved within the December 2021 targeted date, the Initiative has paved way for 2274 villages in the state that were not linked to National Grid to enjoy electricity, adding that only 265 villages could not meet the December 2021 deadline.
The Commissioner for Power and Petroleum Development noted that the state government had procured and installed 11000 meters in Ossong Ama and Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo in 1st Phase of the programme.
