The Governor of Lagos State, Mr.
Akinwunmi Ambode, has said plans are at advanced stages to generate
constant electricity for residents of the state in 2018......
He noted that the state government had
already devised strategies to short-circuit power generation,
transmission and distribution to ensure there was “24/7 power supply to
residents.”
Ambode spoke at a recent interactive
session with members of the business community and informal sector, a
statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Habib Haruna, said on
Sunday.
“Presently, we have less than 1,000MW in
Lagos and the fundamental issues remain with generation, transmission
and distribution. Transmission is still owned primarily by the Federal
Government. But in Lagos State, we have become creative and we have done
Independent Power Project through which we were able to generate 47.5MW
which was distributed short-circuiting transmission.
“So, if it works, does it look like a
template we can now use to get power freedom or what we call power
security? If we say we are the fifth largest economy in Africa and we
are not in control of how power is generated in an economy that wants to
move from fifth to third, then something is wrong.
“So, what we are saying is, let’s find a
way to short-circuit them within the ambit of the law,” the governor
was quoted as saying.
Ambode noted that the state government
was also talking with electricity distribution companies operating in
the state to supply 24/7 power to residents at a higher tariff, subject
to agreement of all stakeholders, while government would be the
guarantor of the people.
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