The Nigerian government has debated plans for recommissioning the plant, considering that its water level has drastically gone down such that it cannot power its turbines to generate electricity, as well as the closed coal mines at Enugu city.

Oji River town has one of the largest and oldest running leprosy rehabilitation settlements in the south-east, bordering Anambra state.

In 1944, the then Governor of Nigeria Sir Arthur Richards visited the Uzuakoli Leper Settlement officially.

Following this visit, the Nigerian government took active interest in missionary activities to eradicate leprosy in Nigeria by assisting in the Oji River Leprosy Settlement which is established and owned by the Church Missionary Society (CMS an arm of Anglican communion ).

Oji River town hosts one of only four sites nationally, for the Recruitment and training at police cadets in a Police College in Oji River, which also offered training to other security personnel, such as armed immigration officers.