{"id":54725,"date":"2016-11-26T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T18:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=54725"},"modified":"2016-11-26T19:34:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T18:34:46","slug":"unido-hands-biomass-power-plant-ebonyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/unido-hands-biomass-power-plant-ebonyi\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIDO HANDS OVER BIOMASS POWER PLANT TO EBONYI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ebonyi State Government has taken over\u00a0 the United Nations Industrial<br \/>\nDevelopment Organisation (UNIDO) demonstration biomass gasifier power<br \/>\nplant located at the UNIDO Mini -industrial cluster in Ekwashi<br \/>\nNgbo,Ohaukwu Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>During\u00a0 the ceremony which was witnessed by many members of the State<br \/>\nExecutive Council, Governor David\u00a0 Umahi said\u00a0 that three more similar<br \/>\nplants had\u00a0 already been paid for by his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Umahi, in a\u00a0 statement <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1275222126\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Saturday<\/span><\/span> by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma<br \/>\nAnya, \u00a0 disclosed that the plants would soon arrive the state.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who \u00a0 thanked UNIDO for demonstrating interest in the<br \/>\ndevelopment of the state, announced the appointment of Mrs. Bene Oba as<br \/>\nhis senior special assistant\u00a0 on UNIDO matters.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8221; UNIDO is a house hold name in Ebonyi State. We have made part<br \/>\npayment for similar plants like this. One of them is 1MW\u00a0 and another\u00a0 is<br \/>\n500 killowats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also have MOU for another four 1MW \u00a0 plant aside the 5.5MW project we<br \/>\nare embarking\u00a0 upon with a\u00a0 German company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turning to the UNIDO team led by Dr. Reuben Bamidele, the governor<br \/>\nsaid,&#8221;You have set up the steam and I can assure you that we are following<br \/>\nyour footstep. We are very encouraged by your commitment and love for the<br \/>\npeople of Ebonyi State. Today, we take over the gasification plant and<br \/>\nwhile we are expecting\u00a0 100KW to be added to this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Charging the administrators of Ohaukwu Local Government area to develop<br \/>\nthe axillary\u00a0 structures for the UNIDO Industrial cluster, he added that<br \/>\nhis administration had paid for three new\u00a0 rice mills.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;We have three rice mills we have paid for in China. It is being<br \/>\nproduced and early next year,January,they\u00a0 will be here. One is going to<br \/>\nbe in\u00a0 Ohaukwu LGA; one in\u00a0 Ishielu LGA\u00a0 and the third in\u00a0\u00a0 Ohaozara LGA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0\u00a0 governor charged\u00a0 the caretaker committee\u00a0 chairmen\u00a0 of the three<br \/>\nLGAs to, in\u00a0 the next two weeks, &#8221; bring us to come and see the places<br \/>\nthey have cleared so that we could\u00a0 start building the structures to house<br \/>\nthem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the \u00a0 state UNIDO Coordinator,Evang. 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