Minister of Power, Works and
Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has warned electricity distribution companies
to desist from estimated billing, noting that, “The Discos have the obligation
to meter their customers.
”They must provide them with
meters for effective metering before charging them.”
The minister spoke in Kano during
the 18th monthly power sector and stakeholders meeting.
He said power generation and
transmission in the country has improved. According to him, as of August 10,
2017, the generation was 6,863mwts, while the transmission rose to 6, 700mwts
as against the 5,000mwts in 2016.
“The Federal Government is doing
its best to ensure improvement in electricity supply. Government has embarked
on serious expansion of transmission capacity with some power plants already
completed, while others have reached advance stages of completion,” he added.
He assured support for any state
willing to involve in generation and distribution of electricity.
Fashola disclosed further that
there was no monopoly in the business of electricity generation and
distribution and that state governments and big companies could also involve in
the business.
“Large power consumers like
government and big manufacturing companies can engage in power supply business.
All they need to do is to secure permit from the Nigerian Electricity
Regulatory Commission (NERC).”
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