Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has expressed confidence that power generation would leap with additional 2000 megawatts (MW) by the last quarter of 2016 following the various plans undertaken by the government in the sector.
Fashola spoke during the Ministry’s budget defence before the Senate Committee on Power and Mines noting that a lot has changed in the management of the sector in recent times.
Government has privatized power generation which has steered towards the full privatization of the sector with transmission aspect being managed by Manitoba International of Canada, he explained.
Assistant Director (Press), Power Ministry, Etore E. Thomas, in a statement quoted Fashola as saying that the 2016 budget focuses more on transmission, completion of ongoing projects, refurbishing power plants and tackling gas supply issues.
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