Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving ₦68 billion in operational funding for the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) to help sustain electricity supply in the state.
The approval provides for a monthly intervention of ₦2 billion from March 2026 to December 2028, aimed at closing the funding gap for the plant’s operations.
The MEPP was launched in 2021 as a presidential intervention to tackle the severe and prolonged power outage in Borno State, which resulted from insurgents vandalizing critical electricity infrastructure and left the state without reliable power for nearly two years. The plant was commissioned in 2021 and later upgraded to a 50MW capacity in December 2023.
In a statement released through his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, Governor Zulum described the funding as timely and highly impactful. He said:“On behalf of the government and people of Borno State, I wish to most profoundly appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) for approving N2 billion monthly OPEX intervention funding from March 2026 to December 2028, totaling N68 billion to bridge the existing funding gap in the operations of the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP).
“This has not only revived economic activities but has also significantly improved livelihoods and strengthened efforts to address security challenges.”
The development is expected to help maintain stable power supply to Maiduguri and surrounding areas, supporting economic recovery and daily life in a region that has faced long-term infrastructure challenges due to insecurity.
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