The thermal plant produces 1,250MW of Nigeria's 4,000MW total output; the Warri refinery was commissioned in 1978 to refine 125,000brl/d, and the Kaduna refinery was commissioned in 1980 with a refining capacity of 100,000brl/d. All these facilities have largely remained shut down after militants blew-up the pipelines that supply them with gas and crude oil last February. The group managing director the NNPC, Mr Funsho Kupolokun made the announcement on 14 December at the graduation ceremony of three classes of NNPC's Chief Officers Management Development programme. "Contractors will soon begin repairs on both pipelines," he told the graduates, explaining that it was now possible after protracted discussions with the host communities by the NNPC, the Delta State Government, and the Niger-Delta Development Commission. Mr Kupolokun went on to say that "towards the sustainable development of these communities, a hospital, a cottage clinic, water provision projects, and generators, will be provided, and with these developments, the entry of the contractors to effect the repair of both the PPMC pipeline and the Nigerian Gas pipeline ELP-2A should be soon. This daunting challenge had negatively impacted NNPC's capacity to meet its projected cash flow [as well as impairing] the delivery of services promised to the nation, with attendant inconvenience to the citizens of Nigeria."