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News Update:
Hi Everyone,
Seasons Greetings.
That there has been
several challenges in view of achieving 6000MW cannot be
overemphasized.While we await final signatures for kickoff of FONN and
commencement of stakeholders forum one of which is scheduled to hold in
January,there is still pressure towards concrete efforts to overcoming
the causes of this delay.
Report yesterday showed clearly that pipeline vandalisation still remains ONE OF the greatest threats to achieving this goal.
Please share your thoughts on best practices strategies to OVERCOMING or PREVENTING this menace.
The
challenge of having youths destroy this pipelines and ironically demand
PR from the contractors awarded to repair these pipes in view of
'having made way for them to get jobs' is a huge challenge.
There
are others,but your inputs could support the steer towards the right
direction in designing an appropriate communication strategy as an
update to the one earlier posted.
Pls share your view on
preventing this menace and as always..thanks for being there and
standing firm to supporting power generation.
may your hearts and minds be all lighted up,
Share the FONN link on your home pages...the best start still
Kind Regards,
Mina
News Update:
See below, the ABSTRACT for NEGIP: TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON....to support the
need for sustainable power.
The
development objectives of the Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement
Project (NEGIP) are to increase availability and reliability of power
supply along with financial sustainability of the Nigerian power
sector. A secondary but important global objective would be the
reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through reduced gas flaring
and enhanced share of cleaner generation. Some of the negative impacts
of the project are: relocation or loss of shelter, loss of assets or
access to assets, and/or loss of sources of income or means of
livelihood.
Mitigation measures of the project are:
1) Resettlement will be avoided if possible and otherwise minimized by exploring all viable alternatives;
2) Every effort will be made to provide alternative land to affected
people, such as farmers and herdsmen, whose livelihoods depend on land,
and who will lose land or access to land due to the sub projects;
3) If community infrastructure or services, such as schools, roads,
bridges, water supplies, etc., are lost through project activities,
these will be replaced in-kind;
4) affected persons and
communities will be meaningfully consulted, and have the opportunity to
participate in planning and implementing the resettlement program. This
includes workshops and information campaigns to inform the public.
Other means of information include the organization of local public
forums to discuss the proposed mitigation measures, their content and
means of their implementation, including timing and requirement, and to
inform stakeholders about their rights and the alternatives available
to them;
5) alternative land will be provided to people
who have to relocate physically because of the sub projects. These
people must receive housing or residential plots that have all the
advantages and productive potential of the previous site.
The
project also has Development,Advocacy,Communication and Corporate
objectives..drop us a line on the walls and you'd get feedback!
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