Bima Enagi, senator representing Niger south, has introduced
a bill seeking to outlaw power generating sets better known as ”generators” in
the country.
The bill, which passed first reading at a plenary session on
Wednesday, proposes to ban the importation and use of all kinds of generators.
A lot of Nigerians depend on generators for electricity
generation in their homes and businesses owing to irregular power supply.
The country currently generates approximately 4,000mw of
electricity but distributes about 3,000mw for a population of about 200
million.
A copy of the bill states
that anybody who imports or sells generators into Nigeria risks at least 10
years of imprisonment.
It states that anybody who: “Imports generating sets; or
knowingly sells generating sets shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on
conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not less than ten years”.
It added that all persons are hereby directed to “stop the
use of electricity generating sets which run on diesel/petrol/kerosene of all
capacities with immediate effect in the country”.
The bill, however, exempts generating sets used for
“essential services”.
It defined essential services to include medical purposes
(hospitals and nursing homes and healthcare facilities), airports and railway
stations/ services.
Also listed as essential services are elevators, escalators,
research institutions and such facilities that require 24 hours electric power
supply.
It added that the approval for exclusion shall be obtained
from the minister of power.
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