Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has summoned an emergency meeting with stakeholders to address the current low power generation which has caused epileptic supply across the nation.
The minister told those attending the meeting to work together to make electricity more stable.
Officials from the Generation Companies (GenCos), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) are attending the meeting which also has management staff from Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell and others in the power value chain.
“This meeting was summoned to address the current electricity situation in the country which we are not happy about”, Aliyu said.
“We must find a solution so that Nigerians will have electricity. I want us to have the patience to talk to each other, not blame each other.”
Aliyu assured that the government will not relent in its efforts to make sure that improvements in the power sector are sustained so that electricity supply improves across Nigeria.
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) informed its customers of the grid shutdown.
“A system collapse occurred on the national grid at 10:40 am today, leading to outages across our network.
“We are working on the situation with our TCN partners and will keep you updated. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused”, it reads.
