He also decried inadequate indigenous capacity to effectively monitor the process.
The expert, Prof. Joseph Ojo, who works with the Centre for Energy Systems Research, Tennessee Technology University in the United States, disclosed this in a research presentation to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) at the weekend after completing the NERC Fellowship Programme.
Citing his recommendations, Prof. Ojo said: “The second lesson is the need for expertise. We went to Katsina Power Plant; what I saw there was that the technology was very old. I asked why they brought this technology to Nigeria, something nobody is using elsewhere.”