Plateau State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shimankar Valley Limited for the comstruction of over 300 Megawatts power plants in selected commuinities in the state to open up Plateau for industrialisation.
The Governor who disclosed this on Wednesday to mark his one year in office also mentioned that his administration has equally signed into law the bill for establishment of Plateau State Energy Cooperation and Plateau State Electricity Market.
He pointed out that the laws were designed to facilitate the generation of adequate electricity, including the renewable energy sources to meet the high need for the industralisation in the state and to sell to neighbouring states for revenue generation.
On agriculture, Governor Mutfwang stated that his administration had procured over 20 trucks of fertilizers for farmers while efforts are on to purchase more, adding that the state government has equally trained 340 vibrant youths and equipped them with modern agricultural techniques to launch the state into commercial agriculture and ensure efficient contribution to food security.
-9News Nigeria.
