In an exciting announcement that could change Nigeria’s energy sector, Adedeji Adeleke, the father of superstar musician, Davido, reveals plans for a major power plant aimed at transforming the country’s thermal energy sector.
The father of the superstar Nigerian-American musician, Davido. Adedeji Adeleke, announced that his new power plant would be operational in January 2025.
Details Of Davido’s Father Project
Speaking as a Layperson from the West-Central Africa Division during the Seventh Day Adventist General Conference Annual Council on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Adedeji Adeleke revealed that it was a 1,250MW power plant. It will be the biggest thermal power plant in Nigeria, he said.
Also, he shared his experience during the process of getting the environmental permit for the power plant which was worth $2 billion.
He disclosed that he ran into bottlenecks with “difficult government officials”, with a particular official saying to him that the project would never “see the light of day”.
According to the billionaire industrialist, he went on his knees and prayed to God because he did not want to accept the government official’s statement as the final say.
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Davido’s father further shared that his firm, Pacific Energy, worked closely with Chinese engineering companies for the construction and design of his power projects.
Impact Of The Power Plant Project
Adedeji Adeleke had earlier spoken about this power project while delivering a lecture note at the 9th graduation ceremony of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State in July 2023.
He said that his team started the project in a village in Ondo State and it took up over 1,000 indigenes of the locality in its pay roll.
According to him, turbines brought in for the project cost about $72 million.
However, things took a rather unpleasant turn when looters infiltrated the power plant site to steal components of the turbine machines worth approximately $5 million.
This caused a delay in the project. But the power magnate has now gladly announced that the project is near completion.