We must have steady electricity for faster development – Buhari tells Nigerians

ABUJA (State House Press Report)

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday August 12, 2015 in Abuja revealed that his administration will give the fullest possible attention to boosting power supply in Nigeria as it is convinced that steady electricity will launch the country into faster socio-economic development.

While speaking after a briefing by the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali (Ambassador), the President noted that his administration has already identified the critical problems in Nigeria’s power sector and is taking appropriate actions to address them. He added that his administration has 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 across the country.

We will address all these issues,” the President assured. Godknows Igali in his address at the event, told the President that power generation in Nigeria which was 1,750 megawatts in 1999 has now peaked to 4,600 megawatts; adding that gas is available to take the generation to 5,500 megawatts in a short time. He further informed that the country needs to expand its electricity infrastructure to accommodate additional power generation
Source: http://fmi.gov.ng/latest/55036/