The Bayelsa State Government has entered into a partnership with Trinidad and Tobago to develop the state’s industrial park and convert gas flaring to energy.
The partnership was announced during a courtesy visit by the Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner in Nigeria, Amb. Wendell De Leandro, to the Bayelsa State Government House in Yenagoa.
According to Amb. Leandro, “We have the expertise to convert gas flared at oil production facilities to energy that would power the state’s industrial park.
When operational, the industrial estate would be powered to produce feed stock, urea and other byproducts, which would in turn create thousands of direct and indirect jobs.”
Governor Douye Diri welcomed the partnership, stating that it aligns with the state government’s investment drive.
He expressed optimism that the industrial park project would come to fruition this time and noted that the Agge seaport project was crucial to the state’s industrial development.
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The partnership is marked to stop gas flaring, which has been a long-standing environmental hazard in the region, and put it to profitable use instead.
The bilateral agreement will also extend to the development of the seaport at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area, further opening up the state.
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