“Because of the projects that have been commissioned, we have a capacity now to deliver minimum of 5,500mw with gas because when I talk about availability, we are also talking about gas
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“Oil thieves and vandals who break into our pipelines make it difficult for Nigerians to even benefit from what this government has done
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, signed on behalf of the Federal Government, while the Chairman of the company, Dr. Uzoma Obiyo, signed on behalf the company
The minister said the activities of vandals were aimed at frustrating the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan to provide electricity to Nigerians
Nebo, represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Chidi Onyia, made the disclosure at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja
The Ministers of Power, Petroleum Resources, Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission signed on behalf of the Federal Government
He said that vandalism and obsolete infrastructure were some of the major impediments to the development of effective power transmission network for the nation
The minister, who will soon be advised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to make the statutory declaration that the Nigeria’s electricity market had entered TEM, will present a paper: “Federal Government’s Commitment To Address Post-Privatisation Challenges,” at the annual conference, with the theme: “Addressing the Challenges of Post-Privatisation
The minister said that the Nigerian power sector, which was still in a transitional stage after the privatisation, still had a lot to learn from the Indian experience
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, made the call on Friday in Abuja when a delegation from Genesis Electricity Company paid him a courtesy visit in his office
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, made this known when a delegation of the Bankers’ Forum visited him in his office in Abuja
A statement on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Power, said the shutdown of the Utorogu gas plant in Delta State will affect gas supply to Egbin Power Station in Lagos State and the Omotosho Power Station, which supply power to Lagos State and its environs
The minister said that South Africa, which was a little more than one-quarter of the population of Nigeria, was generating 10 times more power than Nigeria
“Gas supply is a very serious one and the current difficulty we have in generation dropping substantially in the past couple of days was as a result of gas limitation
Nebo gave the assurance at the investiture of the newly-elected president and council of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture in Enugu
According to Okeke, 308 trainees comprising 291 males and 17 female, as well as 236 electrical engineers and 72 mechanical engineers are involved in the programme
The minister said that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan had invested so much and was committed to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed steady power supply
“Their records have passed biometrics test and have been issued benefit statements showing their expected terminal benefits
He said N3.7 billion would be for ongoing projects while N2.1 billion would be used to purchase 68,000 meters for its customers.
Nebo said that for several months, the technical and implementation committees that were set up to look into the issues of workers’ entitlements were working diligently to ensure effective result