Minister of Power, Engr Abubakar D. Aliyu, on Tuesday said the federal government is working round the clock to end erratic power supply across the country.
The minister said this on Tuesday in Makurdi, when he paid a courtesy visit to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom.
Engr Aliyu said the ministry is constructing a 40 megawatts (MW) electricity plant from Kashimbila, Taraba, to Yandev in Benue.
“The project is in two phases; phase one is from Kashimbila to Yandev, and phase two is from Yandev to Makurdi,” NAN quoted him as saying.
“Phase one is completed while phase two will be completed within six months,” he said.
The minister explained that the ministry was constructing switching substations in Ugba, Zaki Biam, Buruku and Anyiin — all in Benue state.
He said: “Power is one of the areas that the federal government is giving much attention to.”
Governor Ortom, in his remarks, commended the federal government but said there is more work to be done to improve power supply.
He appealed to the minister to talk to Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) to assist people with transformers and not just collect bill payments.
Ortom said: “Though it is not my responsibility to provide transformers for the company, I have provided over 200 transformers to them to install in settlements that are expanding.”
