This present Obasanjo led PDP regime initially promised constant power supply by when it came to power in It later changed it to and now the Minister of Power and Steel has promised another 50 years before adequate and constant power supply will be guaranteed! The Obasanjo regime re-introduced the bill to the National Assembly which passed it in March However, in the so-called power reform law, there is no conscious attempt to improve the level of infrastructure in the power sector.
Besides, the sub-stations and other facilities are a far cry from what is expected. With desperation by Obasanjo regime to privatise, it invariably means that more Nigerians will be cut off from the use of electricity due to the high cost that will be associated with the sales coupled with low level of infrastructure.
The major reason for privatising NEPA is that public enterprises are badly managed and used to corruptly enrich few people. NEPA, just like other public enterprises, had performed fairly well in Nigeria before. NEPA is actually an acronym for National Electric Power Authority and it was a public company mostly owned and operated by the government as a public organisation.
Nigeria has 23 power generating plants connected to the national grid with the capacity to generate 11, Generating companies Gencos. Power supply difficulties cripple the agricultural, industrial and mining sectors and impede the Nigeria's ongoing economic development. The energy supply crisis is complex, stems from a variety of issues and has been ongoing for decades.
On 27 May , an electricity supply was made available at Nsawam through the building of an 11 kV overhead transmission line from Accra. All attempts to sustain NEPA failed as the power situation worsened. There was no policy review to that effect. Since then, the situation has further worsened. Nothing good is expected from the power sector without fundamental changes in policy.
It is baffling that for over half a century after independence, the power sector has retrogressed to abysmal level rather than improving a bit. All the power plants that were functional at independence have been left to rot away. The power sector at every season has reasons to explain why it cannot provide light. If it is not low water level in the dams, it would be vandalisation of its cables or the crisis in the Niger Delta.
But the sector has never been able to provide light at any time. The Niger Delta crisis is a new development; it is therefore preposterous to use it as an excuse. Power generation using hydro dams is capital intensive. Billions of dollars have been expended on the power sector to sustain it without success. The nation is in darkness. The sector, as presently constituted and structured cannot supply the needed power to the country. The problem of the organisation is not funding. No amount of financial input would bring the desired change.
There is a need to review the energy policy and decentralize the power supply. There is a need to seek cheaper and more environmentally friendly energy sources to turn around the sector. Solar energy provides one viable alternative that could be developed to boost the power supply. Private companies should be encouraged to invest in the business.
Government should, as a matter of urgency, overhaul the entire power sector. There should be legislation backing the utilisation of other sources of power. Mission Statement: Exercising grid control to maintain an efficient, coordinated and economic supply of electricity in accordance with the grid code and operational procedures.
Vision: Operate the grid system efficiently to ensure open access, safe, reliable and economic electricity supply. The Management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN , has presented 11 engineers with outstanding performance certificates for their performances during The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has directed the System Operator to prioritize the dispatching of all power generated by the three hydro power stations in Nigeria in order to manage effectively the water inflow into the dams Home Mail Log in.
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