Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Energy, has summoned the Chief Executives of Abuja Electrical energy Distribution Firm (AEDC) and Ibadan Electrical energy Distribution Firm (IBEDC) over the worsening energy provide of their areas.
This was revealed in a press release by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji.
Adelabu additionally summoned Sule Ahmed Abdulazeez, the Managing Director of the Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN), over the facility scenario.
Within the letter signed by B.U Mustapha, Director, Distribution Companies on the Federal Ministry of Energy, the CEOs of the establishments have been requested to attend a gathering referred to as by the minister within the coming week to debate points bothering on worsening electrical energy provide of their areas with a view to proffering a long-lasting resolution.
The minister additionally said that the administration of different non-performing DISCOs could be queried as experiences continued to filter in on conditions of their areas.
“These two DISCOs have been summoned as a result of worsening energy provide scenario of their areas regardless of improved provide from TCN”, he mentioned.
In line with the assertion, the ministry had been placing stress on the Producing Corporations (GENCOs) to enhance efficiency and technology has been ramped as much as over 4000MW in latest days.
“So, we count on energy provide to have improved throughout the nation, in contrast to what we’re experiencing in some areas, presently. Findings revealed that some distribution corporations have been intentionally not taking over energy provide from TCN whereas some energy traces have been additionally broken by vandals in Abuja , Benin, Port Harcourt and Ibadan areas.
“Going ahead, the minister mentioned focus could be on all of the DISCOs to compel them to anticipated efficiency whereas wilful, non- efficiency by any DISCO might suffice as a cause for extreme punishment or outright license revocation,” the assertion mentioned.
The minister has additionally directed TCN to right away start restore works on the broken transmission towers and energy traces as a way to enhance provide within the affected areas.
The minister had launched into supervisory visits to a number of the energy producing vegetation in the previous few months.
He was in Kainji hydro energy plant which can quickly embark on an growth plan to spice up the prevailing 560MW operational capability. He additionally visited Benue and Taraba states to evaluate the infrastructure being constructed to evacuate an extra 30 megawatts from the Kashimbilla hydo energy station to the nationwide grid. Presently, solely 10MW is being evacuated from the hydro energy plant.
The minister was additionally in Olorunshogo and Omotosho thermal vegetation in Ogun and Ondo states, Ihvobor and Azura energy vegetation in Edo state respectively.
Through the visits, he assured these energy vegetation that plans have been underway by the federal authorities to defray a part of the excellent money owed being owed the facility technology corporations and the gasoline provide corporations.
“With this, succour is near electrical energy shoppers nationwide as we count on this motion to enhance technology ranges throughout the nation.
“He additionally appealed to electrical energy shoppers to train a bit of endurance whereas the scenario is being circled,” it added.
