E-BIZ 24/7 gathered that For Nigeria to meet the projection of 40,000
megawatts of electricity by the year 2020, at least 1,200 well trained graduate
engineers must be turned out yearly starting now.
The Director-General of the National Power Training
Institute of Nigeria, Reuben Okeke made this projection at a meeting with the
Registrar of the Council for the regulation of engineering in Nigeria, Felix
Atume.
Okeke said the present abysmal performance of
graduate engineers turned out of Nigeria’s tertiary institutions cannot give
the country the needed boost in the power sector unless the quality is
improved.
He said about N1.8 million is required to produce
one adequately skilled graduate engineer over a one year period, a task
the National Power Training Institute
would undertake once they are fully equipped and ready to commence training.
He further revealed that about N15 billion has been
earmarked for the development of infrastructure at the permanent site of the
power training institute established in 2009 with the mandate to develop human
capital in the power sector.
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