By Hillary Asemota
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Monday referred to it as a breakthrough and the first of its kind in Nigeria and Africa because the state on the back of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Duport Midstream Company Limited unveiled first Energy Park in the State.
Obaseki who was conducted round the facility by the Chairman of the Company, Mr. Akintoye Akindele said: “We are excited and pleased because all our Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) are becoming a reality.
“We reiterate our support for what you are doing here, as this project is one of a kind and we will give it 100% backing. This is the first Energy Park in Nigeria and the continent.”
According to him: “I am here to personally see the progress of work here in this facility after my presentation to investors in Lagos State last week and to witness the first day test run of this facility.”
As a government, we are here to witness another breakthrough and a major leap in terms of investment in the state, the Governor, added.
He said: “We reiterate our support for what you are doing here, as this project is one of a kind and we will give it 100 percent backing. This is the first Energy Park in Nigeria and the continent.
“Due to the benefits and advantages that we have in Edo State to have onshore oil and gas production, we are now attracting investors to utilize that production locally. Our goal is that every drop of crude oil and gas produced in Edo State is used here for our national development rather than exporting it.”
The Duport Energy Park, according to information made available to the media is being promoted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Duport Midstream Company Limited in Orhionmwon Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The Park has 10,000 barrel-per-day refining capacity, a 50 megawatts plant capacity, a 60 million scf gas processing plant and over 100 RAM data bank centre.
The facility, on the back of ease of doing business reforms by the Obaseki-led administration, is the second refinery completed in the state, following closely behind the 6000bpd Edo Refinery constructed by AIPCC Energy Limited and Peiyang Chemical Equipment Company Limited.
The governor was accompanied on the inspection by the Commissioners for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare; Roads and Bridges, Newton Okojie, and Oil and Gas, Ethan Uzamere.
