F.G Pledges Support For UNN’s Gasification Plant To Resolve Electricity Challenge

The Federal Government has disclosed that it will support the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to resolve the country’s electricity challenge through its Refuse Drives Fuel gasification plant project.

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, made the pledge in Nsukka shortly after inspecting the 500KVA gasification plant built by a team of researchers of the university’s Engineering Department led by Prof. Emenike Ejiogu.

He commended the research team for the plant, which currently supplies the administrative block of the university electricity through organic materials.

He urged other universities to emulate UNN by paying special attention to science and innovation, adding that it would make universities in the country to be ranked among the best globally in future.

Speaking, Vice Chancellor of UNN, Prof. Charles Igwe, commended Onu for the visit, saying it would go a long way to attract government and private sector support to the gasification plant.

Earlier, Ejiogu said the plant was designed and facilitated by the University’s Laboratory of Industrial Electronics, Power Devices and New Energy Systems (LIEPNES), adding that the plant was capable of reducing diesel consumption by up to 60 per cent.