Why Nigeria exports electricity to Benin, Niger, by Presidency

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Why Nigeria exports electricity to Benin, Niger, by Presidency
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The Presidency on Tuesday explained Nigeria entered electricity power export agreements with some of her neighbouring countries so that...

The Presidency on Tuesday explained Nigeria entered electricity power export agreements with some of her neighbouring countries so that they would not build dams on the path of River Niger.

The statement also added the actual cost of electricity generated within 2018-2019 by all the electricity generation companies in Nigeria was about N1.2 trillion . According to the statement: “Power exported to Niger, Benin and Togo based on Multilateral Energy Sales Agreement with the Government of Nigeria is on the basis that they would not dam the waters that feed our major power plants in Kainji, Shiroro and Jebba.

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