Power Minister Pledges Transparency, Credibility In Metering System

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the federal government will leave no stone unturned when it comes to transforming all the three segments of the power sector value chain from power generation to transmission and distribution in order to ensure credibility and transparency in service delivery.

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Adelabu stated this on Tuesday in Okene, headquarters of Kogi Central senatorial district of Kogi State, when he commissioned a 60MVA and 132/33kV power transformer within the Okene Transmission Substation.

The project, which was awarded on March 6, 2023, under the Presidential Power Initiative, was aimed at improving power supply to parts of Kogi, Edo and Ondo States.

While commissioning the project, the Minister of Power explained that similar project had been completed in Yobe, Ogun and Delta States including FCT.

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He added that a 100MVA Power Transformer has been installed in Ihovbor, Edo State.

He noted that the federal government was increasing the power generation capacity as well as reviving the abandoned Hydropower plants to ensure adequate power distribution to Nigerians.

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