Citizenshelm:
The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman has assured Nigerians of 18-hour electricity supply daily once the country hits 7,000 megawatts power generation and distribution.

Mamman stated that the country would hit 7,000MW power generation target by the end of 2020.

However, he explained that sufficient electricity for everyone could be elusive until the nation hits 11,000MW power distribution.

“On the part of government, we are trying to improve through the expansion and I said by the end of the year, we will get 7,000 megawatts.

“By the time we get that, we may get 18-hour power supply daily and by the time it is 11,000 megawatts, everybody will have sufficient power,” Daily Trust quoted Mamman as saying recently.

Weighing in on the proposed hike in electricity tariffs, the power minister said that it was in honouring agreements entered into between the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the distribution companies during privatisation.

“It’s no longer in the hands of government because 60 per cent is in the hands of the private sector but we regulate the sector.

We just have to ensure it is standardised like other countries. We are inviting investors to come but if we don’t do that (get real tariff), they will not come but I believe we cannot go out of the standard,” the minister said.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nigerians-may-get-18-hour-power-supply-daily-soon-fg.html

debbysure01:
At least, we are seeing future in his statement. Some years back, Nigeria cannot even boast of 3,000MW during the Father Christmas government of Obj and GEJ...Now we've grown pass that....


Check my signature.

GamalNasser:
I trust this man more than Fashola Lying Mohammed

Youthleader22:


Mr check my signature.... Grown to what exactly? What's Nigeria's new power generation?

debbysure01:
At least, we are seeing future in his statement. Some years back, Nigeria cannot even boast of 3,000MW during the Father Christmas government of Obj and GEJ...Now we've grown pass that....


Check my signature.

atobs4real:

What is this one saying. Based on my own side, I use elecctrity power for 20 to 18 hrs since last year june

debbysure01:
At least, we are seeing future in his statement. Some years back, Nigeria cannot even boast of 3,000MW during the Father Christmas government of Obj and GEJ...Now we've grown pass that....


Check my signature.

Citizenshelm:
The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman has assured Nigerians of 18-hour electricity supply daily once the country hits 7,000 megawatts power generation and distribution.

Mamman stated that the country would hit 7,000MW power generation target by the end of 2020.

However, he explained that sufficient electricity for everyone could be elusive until the nation hits 11,000MW power distribution.

“On the part of government, we are trying to improve through the expansion and I said by the end of the year, we will get 7,000 megawatts.

“By the time we get that, we may get 18-hour power supply daily and by the time it is 11,000 megawatts, everybody will have sufficient power,” Daily Trust quoted Mamman as saying recently.

Weighing in on the proposed hike in electricity tariffs, the power minister said that it was in honouring agreements entered into between the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the distribution companies during privatisation.

“It’s no longer in the hands of government because 60 per cent is in the hands of the private sector but we regulate the sector.

We just have to ensure it is standardised like other countries. We are inviting investors to come but if we don’t do that (get real tariff), they will not come but I believe we cannot go out of the standard,” the minister said.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nigerians-may-get-18-hour-power-supply-daily-soon-fg.html

Gwilym:
Frankly speaking, I don't share the Minsiter's optimisim

1.We aren't generating enough electricity. Even with the plan to get us up to 11000MW....it still isn't enough....unless they want to cut off most rural areas.

2.Nigerians are not ready to pay the kind of bills that would get us up to 18 hours of light. IMO....we should be paying as much as N30000 montly for a one room apartment. Instead, we bypass meters, we refuse to pay bills (some cities have compliance rates below 50%...ie imagine running a business where less than half your customers pay for what they purchase....you get the idea.)

3.Price controls are still in place in the power sector. Nerc controlls the prices, not the DISCOS and GENCOS. Add the fact that DISCOS AND GENCOS cannot get financing as easily as eg telecom companies , and the cash problem is there.

Infact, the power sector has a liquidity problem of N1 trillion . Maybe more.

4.Corruption still riddles the sector. A lot of corruption.

Gwilym:
2.Nigerians are not ready to pay the kind of bills that would get us up to 18 hours of light. IMO....we should be paying as much as N30000 montly for a one room apartment.

helinues:
18 hours and not even certain but soon...

The person Wey cursed Nigeria wicked gan oo

helinues:
18 hours and not even certain but soon...
The person Wey cursed Nigeria wicked gan oo

Gwilym:


We are between 3500-7000 on a good day...with losses of 2000mw due to bad transmission.

(GEJ did raise it to 6000 by 2014 though)