Despite the acute power deficit in Nigeria, the country still gives undisclosed quantity of electricity to Niger and Republic of Benin, as part of the government-to-government efforts to boost regional integration in the West African sub-region.

Speaking at a special session of a just-concluded power conference in Lagos, a former Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, who confirmed this development, stated that progress was being made in both western and southern Africa in the areas of integrating power supply.

He noted that the West African Power Pool (WAPP) is a body established for West Africa, with delegates from the various countries of the sub-region in that body.
According to him, there are about 18 countries in West Africa but four countries are islands, which cannot be part of a grid.

“But we are all talking as part of the power pool. We also have a regulator. The beginning of progress is when you have a regulator. If you have the regulator, then you can begin to put things together and that is already in place in the case of West Africa. So, we do have support of the various governments,” he said.
Nnaji further stated that Nigeria’s Ministry of Power would always give maximum support to the concept of West African Power Pool, adding that the concept is already working to some extent.

“Nigeria gives power to Niger Republic. Niger’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Foumakoye Gado is here to agree that we do. And the way it works is that if you have a country-to-country agreement, then that power must go to the other country, no matter what, unless your system totally collapses. But by agreement, it must go. We give power to Benin Republic and there is plan to increase it. There is plan to build a 330 KV transmission line from Lagos to Republic of Benin to increase power supply to that country. So, these are things that help government to support the integration we are talking about,” Nnaji said.

Makamuanwuo:
we are giving other countrys nd we barely use power upto 4hrs hia..,,na thunder go finish dose behind dis

Feranchek:

That's was why WE elected PMB na.... don't worry bro, 4 hrs will turn to for days, then for months..... no interruption. Trust me

Makamuanwuo:
we are giving other countrys nd we barely use power upto 4hrs hia..,,na thunder go finish dose behind dis

dustmalik:
This is utter nonsense. We don't have enough electricity to go round, and we are supplying other countries? This doesn't make an ounce of sense.

By the way, as I type this msg, there is no light over here. I would take that to mean, someone in Niger or Benin is using what i should be using. What? This is crazy.

Bobbystanley:
How can we be giving out what we dont Have?


This country is funny

LadyExcellency:
And the way it works is that if you have a country-to-country agreement, then that power must go to the other country, no matter what, unless your system totally collapses. But by agreement, it must go. We give power to Benin Republic and there is plan to increase it.

dustmalik:
This is utter nonsense. We don't have enough electricity to go round, and we are supplying other countries? This doesn't make an ounce of sense.

By the way, as I type this msg, there is no light over here. I would take that to mean, someone in Niger or Benin is using what i should be using. What? This is crazy.

mikolo80:
so thunder go fire God and river Niger ba. For your mind you don make sense abi

Makamuanwuo:
bia enye,face d trend and dnt quote again,do i mention GOD name hia?okachamara

mikolo80:
No be God make us the last country wey river Niger pass through.abi you think say you go see any water to use for electricity if Burkina Faso block am. Instead of finding out why we give them light like an educated person una de here de form sango say thunder go fire somebody.

Makamuanwuo:
guy we knw say GOD gv us dis,but our politician are pple behind al dis no lyt,thunder go fire all power minsters