The
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said
electricity supply in the country is improving slowly and that power problems
cannot be solved by magic.
Total
power generation stood at 3,729 megawatts as of 6am on Wednesday, according to
latest data obtained by Punch correspondent from the ministry.
Fashola,
who spoke on Thursday at the inauguration of the 2x100MVA, 132/33kV power
transformers at the Ejigbo Transmission Substation, Lagos, commended the
Transmission Company of Nigeria for the ongoing projects across the country.
“We
have come to hand over this expanded transmission substation, the Ejigbo
Transmission Substation, to the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company. This
substation was built in 1970; the capacity was 60MVA then; except for the
addition of another 60MVA, this community has grown exponentially; so they have
exceeded the installed capacity here,” he stated.
The
minister said President Muhammadu Buhari knew the substation required an
expansion, adding that the capacity had been increased from 120MVA to 300MVA.
He
stated, “Between that time and when President Buhari came three years ago, some
people were there. But they will come back to you; so, when they come back, ask
them if they didn’t know where to buy transformers.
“The
problem of electricity is slowly being solved, one by one. Anybody will tell
you he will do magic; tell him, ‘How?’ He should explain to you. We inherited
800 containers for power equipment left in the port for 10 years. President
Buhari gave us approval, and we have recovered 690.”
According
to Fashola, there are 90 transmission projects ongoing across the country, and
some of the recovered of pieces equipment are being used for them.
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