After months of anxiety and high expectations, the independent power project of the Bayelsa State Government is set to be inaugurated this month.

Also awaiting inauguration are the 630-metre-long Angiama-Oporoma bridge across the River Nun in the Southern Ijaw Local Council Area, and one of the newly constructed dual carriage roads linking the New Yenagoa City from the Gbarantoru axis of the state capital.
Governor Douye Diri, who disclosed this on Tuesday during the March edition of the monthly Praise Night at the King of Glory Chapel, the Government House, Yenagoa, said the 60-megawatt gas-fired turbine plant is set for a test-run and would be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, the governor said that when fully operational, the power plant situated at Elebele Community in Ogbia Local Council Area would boost socio-economic development and catalyse industrial growth.
Diri appreciated the people of the state for their patience, support and understanding on the project, which he noted had earlier been earmarked for completion by December 2025.

He also explained that consumption of electricity would be metered and paid for through the pay-as-you-go billing system so that consumers would not be overcharged.

He said: “The state’s gas turbine project is 99 per cent completed. I was there today, and I saw things for myself. We are bringing no less a person than President Bola Tinubu to inaugurate it.

On the completed 630-metre-long bridge, he recalled that the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, performed the groundbreaking ceremony at the twilight of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

He said the bridge, which is the longest in the state, is an integral part of the ongoing road project to Agge, expected to be completed by the end of this year, depending on the availability of funds.

Diri equally stated that the completed dual carriageway linking the New Yenagoa City to the NLNG Road at Gbarantoru Community would serve as a bypass to the Yenagoa-Mbiama road, disclosing that the first phase of the Nembe-Brass road project is expected to finish by the end of 2026.

ALSO, the Oyo State Government has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to transform its electricity sector, projecting a 300-megawatt power supply by 2027 as part of broader efforts to stimulate economic growth and improve service delivery across the state.

The Commissioner for Energy and Natural Resources and acting Chairman of the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission (OYSERC), Prof. Dawud Sangodoyin, disclosed the plan during a press briefing at the Governor’s Office, Ibadan, yesterday, April 1.

Sangodoyin revealed that the state currently generates between 151 and 182 megawatts, far below the estimated minimum requirement of 520 megawatts needed to sustain a modern, productive economy.