Egbin plans 16,000 jobs

Its chairman, Kola Adesshina, who disclosed this in Lagos, weekend, said the jobs would be created in support and maintenance services, engineering, procurement, supplies to power sector, including support for the small and medium scale industries. “Egbin is the largest power plant in West Africa comprising 6 x 220 megawatts units of turbines with a […]

Its chairman, Kola Adesshina, who disclosed this in Lagos, weekend, said the jobs would be created in support and maintenance services, engineering, procurement, supplies to power sector, including support for the small and medium scale industries.
“Egbin is the largest power plant in West Africa comprising 6 x 220 megawatts units of turbines with a total capacity of 1,320 megawatts. The Egbin Power Plant is so critical to the nation as it accounts on a daily basis for about 20 per cent of the power generated in the country,” he said.
He added that “we are indeed leading a new dawn in job creation within Lagos and its environs and fostering gains in the gross domestic product of the economy and reduction in crime rates.”