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The Federal Government is on the lookout for a
€170 m facility from the Agence Francaise
Development ( AFD) for the development of
electricity transmission around the Federal
Capital Territory , Abuja.
Permanent Secretary , Federal Ministry of Power,
Ambassador Godknows Igali, disclosed this
yesterday in Abuja during the inauguration of the
steering committee on the National Power
Training Institute ( NAPTIN) /AFD for the
feasibility study on enhancing vocational training
delivery for the power sector in Nigeria.
He said : “ In terms of transmission, we are
working with AFD , which is partnering with us .
We are expecting €170 m for transmission. It is a
very long term facility window to build up our
transmission network. ”
He expressed gratitude to AFD for the facility
and training for NAPTIN .
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency
( JICA) , according to him, is providing $200
million to boost transmission capacity around
Lagos.
The Permanent Secretary noted that following
the rising interest of investors in the power
sector, especially solar , after privatization , there
is urgent need to boost the transmission
network.
According to him , in its attempt to consolidate
on the achievements of NAPTIN, the Federal
Government is now partnering with the AFD and
the Canadian CPCs to train manpower on the
specific needs of the power sector.
He revealed that AFD is releasing €260, 000 to
the CPCs to develop manpower in NAPTIN
between this year and 2019 .
The responsibility of the steering committee ,
said the AFD Project Manager , Education and
Vocational Training Sector Human Development
Department , Celine Gratadour , is to support
NAPTIN and the consultant ( CPCs ) in collecting
any necessary data, information , or in organising
stakeholder meetings.
It is also expected to validate the reports
submitted by the consultant after being approved
by NAPTIN and AFD.
Membership of the committee are drawn from
the Federal Ministry of Power, Federal Ministry
of Finance, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory
Commission, Electricity Distribution Companies ,
Electricity Generation Companies and the
Transmission Company of Nigeria.
Igali is to chair the committee , which he
inaugurated yesterday.
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/french-agency-to-boost-nigerias-power-transmission-with-e170m/

Good news. Hope this will boost electricity generation and reduce electricity tariff.

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Good news. Hope this will boost electricity generation and reduce electricity tariff.

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Hope it would be spent wisely. This is a country that has spent Billions of dollars with no result on power.

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Hope it would be spent wisely. This is a country that has spent Billions of dollars with no result on power.

All that happened under PDP, am sure things will be different under the new dispensation.