President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration has already identified the critical problems in Nigeria’s power sector and is taking appropriate actions to address them.
He made it clear that his administration will give the fullest possible attention to boosting power supply, adding that steady electricity will launch the country into faster socio-economic development.
Speaking after being briefed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Ambassador Godknows Igali, the President said that his administration has also prioritized certain measures in its action plan to boost electricity supply in Nigeria.
“The problems besetting our power sector are not difficult to identify. Therefore, priorities can be easily set in order to tackle them.
“The problems are more with transmission than generation, and we equally need to secure the power infrastructure round the country.
“We will address all these issues,” the President assured.
Ambassador Igali had said that power generation in Nigeria which was 1,750 MW in 1999, had now peaked at 4,600 MW, adding that gas is available to take generation to 5,500 MW in a short time.
According to him, the country needed to expand its electricity infrastructure to accommodate additional power generation. [myad]
