The federal government gas accused some States Governments of hampering projects that are meant to strengthen and expand the national power grid for a better supply of electricity in the country.
The federal government wants affected States to remove the right of way barriers in order to fast-track the expansion and strengthening of the national power grid.
This way, some of the recent disruptions to electric power supply in the country could be avoided.
This was one of the deliberations of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting which held yesterday, where the Council was briefed on the current state of power generation in the country by the Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu.
The Council’s 124th meeting was chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with State Governors, Federal Ministers and other senior government officials in attendance.
According to a statement released by Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice President on Friday, following the meeting, the Minister of Power stressed the need for urgent attention on the issue of State Government’s approval on the Right of Way (ROW) which he disclosed has hampered billions of Naira worth transmission projects that are meant to strengthen and expand the grid for better supply of electricity in the country.
He stated that most of these projects were delayed because of gaps in the implementation of the Right of Way resolutions that State Governments are responsible for and there are currently 32 projects across multiple States stalled or that have been unable to begin post-approval.
Aliyu said the projects account for an investment of $137 million that the Nigerian public is unable to realise value from due to these intractable issues.
