In a move to diversify its revenue as well improve energy sources ,
The Kebbi State government has entered into partnership with Contec Global Energy Limited, an investor in the proposed Biofuel Programme championed by APC administration.
The partnership followed the recommendation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,through its Renewable Energy Department, geared towards the Production of ethanol biofuel from Cassava and Sugarcane.
Kebbi State governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu who announced the partnership Thursday,at Kebbi State governor lodge, Abija, explained that the project has since taken off but is now being made public.
He added :”Today we are announcing that Contec Global Energy Limited is joining NNPC and Kebbi State Government as an Investment”.
Governor Bagudu further disclosed that more states are keying into the initiative he said will expand NNPC’s revenue base and create jobs and energy to boost on grid energy need .
He implored more states to explore the Investment option provided by Contec Global , saying:”We believe that if states embraced biofuels as a number of us are doing, we will diversify our revenue, mobilise more domestic production and generate more income both for our people, state and country”.
In his remarks,the Group General Manager, Renewable Energy Division of NNPC, Hussaini Tahir explained that the corporation has two projects in Kebbi
“We have two programmes in Kebbi State, one is Cassava biofuel Ethanol, and the other one is the Sugarcane biofuel Ethanol Plant. Currently, the one that we just had an agreement now to develop in Kebbi State is the one for the Cassava biofuel Ethanol” he said the project is has made appreciable progress.
