The Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu has said that the federal government is working with state governors to address the problem of right-of-way, which he said is delaying many power projects across the country.
The minister made this known on Tuesday while receiving the leadership of Eko Electricity Distribution Company that paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.
According to the minister, the government is planning to engage the governors through their forum, to address the problem for timely completion of power projects.
The minister added that government is taking inventory of all the right-of-way challenges nationwide to order to engage state governors.
The minister also commended Eko Electricity Distribution company for being the best electricity distribution company in terms of financial performance and urged other electricity distribution companies to follow the example of Eko Electricity Distribution Company.
He also challenged Eko Disco to do more in the area of customer care and confidence.
Mr Aliyu pointed out that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was doing its best in providing the enabling environment for all segments of the electricity value chain to perform at optimum level.
On power theft, the minister said that currently there are over 100 ongoing projects by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, that will help in addressing power theft and to ensure grid stability.
The chairman of the EEDC, Dere Otubu said the visit was aimed at congratulating the minister and encouraging him to do more of the good work he has been doing for improved power supply in Nigeria.
The chairman also solicited the support of the minister for increased power capacity for Eko Electricity Distribution Company.
The chairman also called for government’s intervention to end power theft.
The chairman who was accompanied by the EEDC managing director, Engr. Fadeyibi Adeoye restated the commitment of the company to better services to its customers and willingness of the company to partner with the federal government for rural electrification.
