StarTimes, a Chinese electronics and media firm, has partnered World Bank to embark on solar power generation plant, a mini grid, in Nasarawa State, where StarTines intends to spread the project across the Country in order for Nigerians to benefit from its power model system.
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State stated this while presiding over the State Executive Council at the Government House in Lafia, recently.
“Having realised that power is one of the challenges affecting television broadcasting in Nigeria, Startimes has decided to diversify into power generation to enable them transmit uninterruptedly.
“StarTimes is now diversifying into power generation, after studying television communication in Africa and Nigeria in particular and realising that one of the challenges that we are having in Nigeria is power.
“They have now diversified to power generation especially solar. Based on that, they are working with the World Bank and the bank is supporting them to start mini grids model.
“Nasarawa State has been selected for that and that explains the reason for the visit by the StarTimes Chairman. The first mini-grids is expected to launched by May this year”, the governor said.
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While speaking on the solar power project, Governor Sule noted that as part of activities marking the second year in Office of President Bola Tinubu a letter inviting the President to inaugurate some projects already completed by his administration, including StarTimes solar power project, had been submitted.
“We have written a letter to invite President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to come and commission some projects in the state, as part of activities marking the two years of the President in office.
“All the States and the Federal Government in particular are looking forward to commissioning projects in order to celebrate the two years of Mr President in Office.
“On our part, we have written to invite the President to come and commission our brand new Secretariat, the underpass at the Total Filling Station in Lafia, as well as the completed dualisation of the 5km Shendam Road.
“We are also buying some security vehicles, as well as vehicles for youth empowerment, especially in Lafia, Akwanga and Keffi. These vehicles have already started arriving the state from China.
“We aim to provide employment for the youths by empowering them with the vehicles. We have given Mr President a timeline given to us by the contractors from the 10th to 15th of May, awaiting presidential confirmation,” he said.
