Oji River Power Station
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The Oji River Power Station was a 10 to 30 MW thermal (likely coal-fired) power station in Oji River, Enugu, Nigeria.
Location
The map below shows Oji River, Nigeria. The exact power station location is unknown.
Background
The Oji River Power Station was reportedly built before the independence of 1960 to produce 10 MW of electricity. It was put in place with the aid of the river alongside the site and coal transported from Enugu Coal site on overhead cable buckets 50 km away. After the Nigeria - Biafra civil war, the thermal power station was reportedly upgraded to 30 MW, supplying electricity to the immediate area and also some parts of Udi, Achi area.[1][2]
The plant reportedly last generated power in 2004. It "suffered decay for decades, especially after the civil war." Around 2021, the Nigerian government debated plans for recommissioning the plant.[3]
In December 2021, Sir Azuka Okwuosa, a political juggernaut in Anambra State and "All Progressives Congress" party aspirant, said: "Okpara built the Oji Power Plant, coal was being mined in Enugu, there was a functional railway system and everything was working fine. (...) [T]he absence of power generation has made it difficult for industries to thrive in the Southeast zone. They cannot continue to exist. In the absence of power how can those industries survive? That is the origin of collapse of industries. "[4]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Oji River," Wikipedia, accessed December 2021
- ↑ "The good old days: See throwback pictures of Nigeria when the country was sweet and peaceful," Opera News, 2020
- ↑ "Re-juvenating the Oji River thermal station," Sweet Crude Reports, December 12, 2012
- ↑ "Ndigbo have lot to do to achieve president of Igbo extraction in 2023–Okwuosa," The Sun, December 26, 2021
