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Osun Government and France have signed an agreement to build a 35million Euros (N8 billion) 13 megawatts solar plant in the state.
Stephane Gompertz, France’s Ambassador for Climate Change, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that the project was the first of such magnitude to be signed in Nigeria.
Gompertz said the agreement was signed on Friday by the Osun Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola and a French company, Vergnet, adding that France was supporting Nigeria in the area of renewable energy.
``As far as new and renewable energy are concerned, the French Agency for Development helps finance through credits, projects in new and renewable energy.
``On Friday morning, I was with the French Ambassador in Abuja. We were received by the Governor of Osun State. We signed an agreement with a French company called Vergnet.
``Vergnet will build a solar plant of 13 megawatts, which is quite big for a solar plant. And as far as I am concerned, this is the first project of such magnitude to be signed here in Nigeria.
``There will be other bigger projects going up to 50 or even 100 megawatts,” he said.
Gompertz said France had supported Nigeria’s power sector through its contracts and also through loans from the French Development Agency (AFD).
He explained that the agreement to build the solar power plant also included training component to encourage transfer of technology.
According to him, the more we develop new technologies, the more people are trained to manage or to invent those technologies, and this will on the long run contribute to the development.
He noted that in 2009, the Federal Government had assigned Vergnet to establish a wind farm of 10 megawatts in Katsina state for more than 20 million Euros (about N4.5 billion).
The envoy said the farm, with 37 windmills, should start producing and be connected to the grid in the beginning of 2016.
According to him, the French group, TOTAL, is also willing to develop a solar energy project in Katsina state.

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Why do i have this feelings that any news from 'state of Osun',is only good for comic relief! Aregbe no go kill mi.

If he can actualize it, u will be more proud of Aregbe.

That's good for the osun pple.

Hope dis work, make the money no lost o.

I am pro APC and i frequently in Osun

No nigerian state has ever done this

No Nigerian state will ever do this


So


This smells like a scam

Almajiri State of Osun

This is a nice development. Better than the airport, the biggest drum and some other unproductive projects embarked upon by the state govt in the past.

N8 billion for 13 megawatts? Makes no sense to me

Sounds like a very good idea if actualised. The windmills even seem to be a cheaper alternative at least for the coastal states. How I wish Nigeria didnt have the policy of states producing power and channelling into the national grid, some states like Akwa-Ibom that have been lucky to have relatively reasonable leaders would have been completely lit up.

IyaIode:
N8 billion for 13 megawatts? Makes no sense to me

Nigeria has spent much more in generating darkness. If only it can be actualised, then it's a wonderful idea.

osun and there lies, what does osun have to repay back that investment with interest, idont blam the gov he would dish out all this lies only because he knows those he is ruling cant think for them self.

Bigger scam on the way