8th August, 2024
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, says the reforms embarked upon by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration have led to an improvement in the power sector.
This claim was contained in a statement by the Ministry of Power. According to the statement, Adelabu made the claim of improvement in power sector during the first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Power Sector Working Group set up by the President.
According to the statement, the Power Minister said: “The President meant his words that he would give us all the support, all the backings and the inspirations we require to turn around this sector. He has kept his word since he assumed office. The improvement we have witnessed in the power sector is not unconnected to the backing and support of the President to all the policies and all the activities of the Ministry. And we are grateful for all the support.
“Just few days ago, July 27 specifically, we successfully generated and transmitted 5,105 megawatts of Power, the highest ever witnessed in the last three years. The capacity before now had always hovered around 4000megawatts or below. But within a year of taking over, we have had about 25 percent increase.
“We are actually on the track towards achieving the President’s instruction to us that by the end of December, we must achieve a landmark generation and transmission of 6000 megawatts”.
Speaking further, Adelabu said: “We will not only focus on generation and transmission but also distribute it to the doorsteps of households, of businesses, of institutions and of industries in Nigeria. So that they can feel the reforms and transformation in the power sector. Having realized this, we believed that power is not something that should be left alone to the Ministry of Power and its agencies because there are lots of supportive ministries without which we cannot achieve our mandate”.
