NIGERIA’S power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313mw on Monday, September 2; hence the Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, charged electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to take more energy in order to prevent a grid collapse.
A statement issued by Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to minister, Mr. Bolaji Tunji, said: “When power is produced and not picked by the DisCos, it could lead to grid collapse as frequency drops.
“Efforts will be made to encourage industries to purchase bulk energy.”
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in May this year, the federal government pledged to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity before the end of the year.
During his ministerial address in Abuja while presenting achievements of his ministry since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, last year, Adelabu said the country’s power generation rose to 5,000MW on May 3, boasting that power generation in Nigeria would hit 6,000MW before the end of this year, going by the improvements in the sector last year.
