The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said the federal government will work with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and other stakeholders to get their load audit and deploy the available 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to them. According to Dailytrust, the Minister stated this on Monday while speaking at the 22nd monthly power sector operators meeting held in Kogi State.
He disclosed that the country currently produces 7, 000mw of electricity but transmit only 5, 000mw because of lack of transmission infrastructure.
The Minister explained that this leaves a balance of 2, 000mw unused electricity stressing that the government was seeking available data to see where electricity is needed to assist in effective distribution.
“That bridge is a bridge of data and information about finding the location of the businesses and industries that need power and getting the 2,000mw that is waiting for deployment to them.
“I called the Director General of the LCCI and the President of MAN on the need to meet with them to identify the location of their members who need power and do not have it, determine the quality and power rating of their equipment as the basis for an energy audit.
“This is the action that my team and I are convinced is necessary to connect supply with demand. We want to supply power, but everybody must help us by letting us know where they are, especially the big consumers”, he said.
