The Ministry of Power has announced that Nigeria’s power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313MW on Monday.
This was contained in a statement issued by Mr. Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu.
Adelabu urged Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to take more energy to prevent a grid collapse.
“When power is produced and not picked by the DisCos, it could lead to grid collapse as frequency drops,” he said. “Efforts will be made to encourage industries to purchase bulk energy.”
Recall that in May, the federal government pledged to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity before the end of the year. During his ministerial address in Abuja,
Adelabu said the country’s power generation rose to 5,000MW on May 3. He vowed that power generation in Nigeria would hit 6,000MW before the end of this year, given the improvements in the sector in 2023.
