President Muhammadu Buhari’s government says Nigerians now
get 18 to 24 hours of electricity daily.
Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, said this in an interview
with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Tuesday.
He stated that the Buhari administration had improved the
power sector.
The minister said the federal government had upgraded the
330KVA, the highest voltage in the country.
He confirmed that 132 substations have been improved and the
40MW Kashimbilla station has been completed.
Mamman added that work on Zungeru station in Niger has
reached 70 percent.
For Mambilla, the minister said the feasibility studies have
been concluded and that contractors will soon begin construction.
but today I can tell you that we give light from 18 to 24
hours in a day.”
The minister said before now, Nigeria had less than 3,000mw
of capacity generation.
“But today, we can generate up to 5,500mw capacity, although
we cannot transmit all due to some constraints.”
Mamman assured that power supply would further improve after
Siemens AG of Germany begins work in the sector.
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