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Lets hope for the best!

why only lagos and abuja,other states nko,oyo in particular

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Lagos To Enjoy 16-hour Uninterrupted Power Supply
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Residents and companies in Lagos and Abuja are soon to enjoy 16 and 24 hours power supply, according to a proposal by the Presidential Action Committee on Power.

Also to have 16-hour minimum electricity like Lagos are cities with what the committee called “stranded generation capacities.” The cities are Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan, Onitsha and Nnewi. The cities were chose because they are regional industrial and commercial hubs.

Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Aba, Abia State; Uyo, Akwa Ibom State are grouped by the committee alongside Abuja for 24-hour uninterrupted power supply

These are the highlights of a proposal by the PACP Action Plan that will alter the electricity supply system operated by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria.

Under the system, all generated electricity in the country would be transmitted to the National Grid and distributed by the National Control Centre, Osogbo, among the 11 electricity distribution companies.

The system would make it impossible for states that have built their own independent power plants to get steady supply because the electricity they generate is put into a pool instead of being used directly by them.

A report on the preliminary presentation of the proposal by the Prof. Barth Nnaji-led committee obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Monday, showed that Abuja is to enjoy 24-hour regular power supply because of its closeness to the Shiroro hydro plant.

Port Harcourt is also privileged because of the Rivers State-owned independent power plants in Trans-Amadi and Omoku. Uyo is benefitting due to Akwa Ibom State-owned Ibom Power Plant and Aba because it hosts the Geometric IPP.

According to the report, state capitals, urban and semi-urban areas are to enjoy 18-hour electricity while remote communities negatively impacted by transmission from Maiduguri, Kastina and Sokoto are to get about 12-hour supply.

The PACP also suggested that rural communities connected to the national grid should get 12-hour supply of electricity.

Recalling President Goodluck Jonathan’s promise to Nigerians to improve on electricity supply within a short time, the presidential committee said it understood the promise to mean fast-tracking improvement and predictability in the availability of power to Nigerian homes and businesses within three to six months.

The committee added that it plans to take irreversible steps to promote medium to long term sustainable growth of the Nigerian power sector within three to 12 months.

The PACP report, which was prepared by the secretariat of the committee, stated that the strategy would be to focus on all initiatives on customer- service delivery, which are availability, quality and reliability, with a strong presidential oversight.

It added, “We will simultaneously implement short, medium and long term solutions that make electricity availability predictable in Nigeria and fast-track the implementation of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005.”

The report also listed the objectives of the Action Plan to include making every electricity consumer a customer that is responsible and that complies with tariff and service obligations.

It said, “We will identify all sources of available excess captive generation in the country and develop a fast- track framework for making such accessible to customers.

“We will establish and sustain effective communication with power stakeholders and the Nigerian public across the entire span of the Action Plan.”

The PACP further claimed that the analysis of Nigerian electricity crisis indicated that “the problem is more process and management-related than capacity and equipment-related.”

The committee listed the management-induced problems to include poor fuel-to-power strategy; poor and irregular maintenance of power plants and installations; absence of strategic support agreement losses due to theft; sabotage; and vegetation interference with lines.

It also catalogued the commercial problems to include “lack of commercial framework for private sector participation/investment; ineffective and non-responsive regulation; and price adjudication mechanism, which results in inadequate tariff regime.

The report noted that there was “poor payment culture among Nigerian electricity consumers, poor revenue collection and non-responsiveness to consumer needs.”

According to the committee, labour issues believed to be hindering the performance of the power sector include “legacy” union problems, which prevent the reforms of the PHCN successor companies; inadequate manning level, whereby 90 per cent of revenue was spent on manpower costs; and inadequate capacity development.

we are waiting for this to really happen ,
I can't wait to stop using my generator , .I don't mind the bills I pay monthly if this will come to pass

God bless Nigeria.

many promises have been made in the past and nothing has been delivered. They need to take action and stop talking. I will only believe it once i see it

This is pointless. I believe there are more than 2 states in Nigeria? What about the other places? They don't deserve light?

LORD HAMMERCY!!!!!!!!! If this comes to pass i will donate the balls of my ONLY dog to the vetinary

Meddler:

This is pointless. I believe there are more than[b] 2 states in Nigeria[/b]? What about the other places? They don't deserve light?

Abuja is not even a state. Lagos already enjoys about 47% of power generated for distribution in Nigeria. I am waiting to read the reaction of other states here.

nice propoal, but they need light in Aba,they shldnt marginalise Aba, its an indusrial hub and needs moe power supply than abuja

remote areas wil b having 12hrs ,

Well i guess anyone wanting to enjoy 16-24hrs of light need to move to either Abuja or Lagos. Nigeria F yeah!!!!

To be candid and sentiment aside, power condition has greatly improved. kudos to our president, he needs to be compensated be re-electing him to continue is good works.

Lets hope for the best.

kellysopy:

To be candid and sentiment aside, power condition has greatly improved. kudos to our president, he needs to be compensated be re-electing him to continue is good works.

where d'u stay?

A major reason for calls to privatize the power industry is the cry of marginalisation. private businesses make decisions based on profit no emotions attached. this is why when MTN and Econet then started building their networks, they started from the cities that really need the services. A government agency can not afford such. everything has to be geopolitically balanced.

People just have to accept that at any point in time, there will always be those who have more and at such can pay more. The services have to go to these people first. They in short will pay partly for those who don't have much. It is the natural way. the idea that you give everybody power at once will take more time than gradual approach.

The nigerian government should consider different tariff rates for people based on urban and rural settings.

When?

Lets see how it goes, if it happens then kudos to Jonathan

[size=16pt]NA2DAY,THEY SHOULD TELL US ANOTHER STORY.[/size]

No need to say it jare.
They should let it happen before saying it; otherwise it will be another April FOOL on us.

Hmm this is everyday story, i hope this will surely happen.

how about areas like mine where there's always load shedding, will that be feasible?
i refuse to get my hopes up.

And they will now complain that Lagos is overcrowded. Other States' governors should intensify their efforts at developing their home state; that way, it will help reduce the influx of villagers and citizens of other states to Lagos.

they should tell us when they r done. We r fed up with disappointments. I believe jonathan though

Does the 150 million reside in Lagos and Abuja? what about, Warri,Port harcourt,Ibadan, Yola,Minna,Markudi,Kaduna,Zaria and many more cities across Nigeria

How is this supposed to be a breaking news when other countries are celebrating years of un-interrupted power supply,we are here waiting for the promise of our visionless leaders.it's just a campaign thingy.no big deal about that.

for all those asking why it's only two states, READ THE ARTICLE NEXT TIME B4 U COMMENT

~Bluetooth:

How is this supposed to be a breaking news when other countries are celebrating years of un-interrupted power supply,we are here waiting for the promise of our visionless leaders.it's just a campaign thingy.no big deal about that.

For a country living virtually in darkness, lighting up even a candle should be great news!

Its an idiotic idea, how do you expect a state to produce power  and send to the national grid, others that have not bothered to make any investment in this area will free ride on them. How will they be compensated. Where will they get all this power from? Until we address the upside down structure of our power sector and address pricing we are just joking. we will not get ANY private investment until the electricity reform programme is implemented. Nonsense pple!

obailala:

for all those asking why it's only two states, READ THE ARTICLE NEXT TIME B4 U COMMENT

For a country living virtually in darkness, lighting up even a candle should be great news!

i feel sorry for this our country.the govt have really dealt with us that we can't distinguish between our rights and privileges.na wa o

Do they expect us to shout for joy on this??
I don't believe in an unserious government like ours!

When will they ever be serious?
We know, as mush as they do, that they don't just mean it.

obailala:

for all those asking why it's only two states, READ THE ARTICLE NEXT TIME B4 U COMMENT

For a country living virtually in darkness, lighting up even a candle should be great news!

Gbam!