Lagos state commissioner of energy and mineral resources, Biodun Ogunleye, has disclosed plans by the state government to do away with the classification of electricity customers into bands.
He made this known during an inter-ministerial briefing organised to highlight the achievements of the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, in the energy sector in the last one year.
When asked to react to how some communities in the Aboru area of the state are placed in Band D with less than three hours power supply on a daily basis, during the session, the commissioner responded that the state government is working to create an environment that eliminates the classification of electricity customers into bands.
“Let me say this, part of what we are trying to enable is an environment that eliminates banding. Banding says that you have 3, 8, 12, or 21 hours of light,” Ogunleye said.
“We are saying that is it impossible to have continuous power supply? Mr Governor has thrown the challenge and even repeated it again. Is it impossible to have 24-hour power supply?
“I strongly believe that we can do it. We have seen it before in this city. Banding is not what we want to focus our attention on,” he added.
The energy commissioner also said the state government is targeting an additional 2,000 megawatts of embedded power generation through partnerships with private investors.
He said residents in Lagos could begin to witness improved electricity supply from embedded power projects within the next six to 12 months.
