Bayelsa’s 60MW Gas Plant Commissioned by President Tinubu Still Not Operational

The 60-megawatt gas turbine power plant in Bayelsa State, inaugurated by President Tinubu and Governor Duoye Diri, has never been turned on. It was meant to reduce reliance on the national grid, which frequently collapses. During the ceremony, the governor said the president would be the one to switch on the turbines. Yet evenings after the commissioning, much of Yenagoa and surrounding communities remained in darkness. Only one housing estate had arranged power independent of the state government. Residents report most streets went unlit and many households still rely on generators. Calls to the state government for an update on the plant’s status went unanswered.

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