Rural Electrification Agency installs power plants in six federal universities
These installations represent a significant leap in the agency’s mission to provide reliable power to critical sectors of society.
These installations represent a significant leap in the agency’s mission to provide reliable power to critical sectors of society.
The Federal Government has spent $1.2 billion on the project’s construction in the Niger State.
According to Omonfoman, the problem is partly due to the non-implementation of cost-reflective tariffs by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), high technical and commercial losses exacerbated by energy theft, and consumers’ apathy to payments because of unfair estimated billing practices by DisCos, and poor metering implementation by DisCos.
The president had earlier expressed his concern over frequent power outages, apologising to Nigerians and assuring of prompt solution to the challenges.
Yet Nigerians have continued to battle poor power supply with the situation worsening last week when the country’s power grid collapsed twice causing a huge black out across most parts of the country.
I am convinced that everything we need for the power sector to succeed is available to us. We must ensure that all stakeholders work together as a family to improve the lot of the power sector.