Federal government has directed the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN to take over all completed transmission lines and commence immediate distribution of power.
Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Vice President Namadi Sambo, Malam Umar Sani, revealed this in a statement issued Friday.
Sani said Sambo gave the directive during a meeting with the TCN and other officials of the power delivery sector, in Abuja.
“There are a lot of challenges, particularly as government is keeping the TCN as a government-owned entity as a new strategy for bringing in Manitoba to manage and transfer technology to our local experts,” Sambo was quoted to have said.
According to the statement, Sambo assured them of government’s continued support and partnership toward achieving set goals.
It said the Ministry of Power was charged with coming up with solutions to problems hindering smooth power delivery in the country.
The statement added that the TCN chairman had earlier lauded the efforts being made to revamp the power sector.
Waziri informed the Vice-President that the TCN has about 125 key projects across the country and was targeting at least 20,000 megawatts of electricity.
He lamented the funding difficulty faced by the TCN, and the uninsured status of the company’s infrastructure.
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