The
Federal Government has vowed to fast track completion of various ongoing
intervention projects in the power sector in order to make electricity
available to the teeming population of Nigeria.
Minister of Power, Engr. Saleh Mamman, who made the promise, while speaking at
the 11th International conference power systems operations and planning,
ICEPSOP 2020 in Abuja, said government would give priority to the legacy
projects.
The theme of the three-day conference is powering minigrids with smart grid
attributes development in United States and Africa.
The minister noted that implementation of the projects will be done in tandem
with the electrification road map to ensure synergy and availability of needed
infrastructure to evacuate and distribute the electrons for the use of Nigerians.
He said, the projects include the large, medium, and small hydro projects.
Projects currently being fast tracked include; Mambilla, Zungeru, Kashimbila,
Dadin Kowa and others.
Related Stories
July 20, 2023