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FG plans nationwide electricity demand survey

By on August 27, 2012

A national study will be carried out on the extent of demand for electricity supply in the country, the Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, has said.

Nnaji said this in Asaba on Saturday at the end of the third quarter Power Summit, which lasted for two days.

He said that there was no real figure as to how much power was needed in the country, adding that data from the study, which would take the form of a census, would be captured in the 2013 census.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the minister also said his ministry would, by the first quarter of 2013, implement fully the automated scaler system.

Nnaji explained that this would be done with a view to identifying problems in any particular area.

He further said that the full transmission network project across the nation would help expand and stabilise the grid, adding that the quick win process to be implemented by the ministry would enhance the distribution capability.

According to him, one of the resolutions reached at the summit is that that there will be standardisation of the distribution network.

He also said there would now be improved power supply as the issue of meters had been resolved during the summit.

The minister explained that the meter distribution companies would work with the ministry to ensure progress in the meter procurement process.

Nnaji said the summit was held with a view to reviewing the progress being made in the sector and fine-tune the projects being handled by the ministry.

This, he said, was in line with President Goodluck Jonathan’s road map for the sector.

He stressed the need for continuous improvement in the sector as the various constraints were being addressed.

 

Source: News Agency of Nigeria

 

One Comment

  1. jonathan okorie

    August 27, 2012 at 9:22 am

    Oga minister u are really trying with the help from FG, but some people in that sector are very bad that they are not suppose to be a staff of PHCN. Come to Lagos, this people are currupt, expecially the people covering iponri estate in surulere by name Mr. Oliver, this man gives bills that is not inline with the metre one is using. Pls Oga minister, flush this kind of people away from this new reformed power sector. No light yet they will bring a bill with another metre number and insist to cut the wire if u try to correct them that the meter number is not urs. Oliver with his crew are currupt to we residence of iponri estate surulere Lagos.