Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has approved the establishment of a 10-megawatt (MW) Independent Power Project (IPP) at Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu.

Otti made the disclosure on Thursday in Otamkpa, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, when he received Mr. Lucky Johnson, the member representing Isiukwuato Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, who formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Labour Party (LP).

The governor said the power project is in line with his administration’s energy reform which is expected to provide steady and reliable power supply to both the ABSU community and the residents of Uturu town.

“A few weeks ago, we signed the Abia State Electricity Bill into law, so we no longer need to go to anybody for approval to set up renewable energy or IPP, whether integrated power or standalone,” he explained.