Nigeria’s power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313mw, the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has said. He made this known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations, Mr Bolaji Tunji.
According to the statement, the Minister urged Electricity Distribution Companies to take more energy for distribution in order to prevent a grid collapse. ”When power is produced and not picked by the DisCos, it could lead to grid collapse as frequency drops.. ”Efforts will be made to encourage industries to purchase bulk energy,” he said.
Recall that in May this year, the federal government pledged to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity before the end of 2024. During his ministerial address in Abuja while presenting achievements of his ministry since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, Adelabu, said the country’s power generation rose to 5,000MW on May 3. Adelabu vowed that power generation in Nigeria would hit 6,000MW before the end of this year, going by the improvements in the sector in 2023.
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