Minister for Power, Chief Adebayo Adebayo, has assured consumers of electricity that the ministry was poised to achieve its target of hitting up to 6,000 mega watts of electricity by the end of 2024.
The minister gave the assurance while addressing management and staff of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Ikot Nyong, Odukpani local government area of Cross River State, on Tuesday.
The minister stated that a machinery has been put in place for the realisation of the goal, saying, “More improvement will be witnessed by next year by consumers. We are doing everything humanly possible to enhance the state of transmission.
“While the DisCos are also raising their games, thier own infrastructure, that is the 33kVA lines, all the duty transformers, we are still scratching the surface.
“What you are seeing here today is a tip of the iceberg, we are raising our games to fall in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda to use power to drive every sector of the economy and we must rise up to the challenge,” Adelabu maintained.
On why he visited the power plant at Odukpani local government area of Cross River State, the Minister stressed that he and his team visited the company to encourage the power generators who are expected by the federal government to do more.
Adelabu said, “We have witnessed and increased in power generation in the last few months, we have hit 5,105 mega watts which is the highest in the past years.
“From the average of 4,000 mega watts, which is about 25 per cent increase that this administration met. This is commendable.”
In his remarks, the Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka Williams, urged residents of the state not to hesitate to report anyone caught vandalising infrastructure of power companies in the eventuality of not able to confront the vandals.
Williams stated that the government shall deal decisively with anyone caught vandalising power infrastructure, adding that no iota of economic sabotage will be tolerated by the state government.
