Showing posts with label Electricity Regulation Commission of Nigeria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electricity Regulation Commission of Nigeria. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Truth About Power Supply

By Adisa Gbadamosi
 In   terms   of   the cause   of poor   electricity   supply ravaging   the nation   presently a blunt statement from the  the office of the Minister   of Power, Works   and Housing , Mr.   Raji   Fashola, provided an answer.   The statement   which was issued by one of his aides stated that it was immoral to expect   the Federal   government to   blame electricity   distribution   companies   called Discos   for the poor   electricity   supply   in the nation.
The Power   Minister  was responding   proactively   to the news   that   the House   of   Representatives had   invited   him and stakeholders in the electricity   industry for  a meeting to   explain the   cause   of   power   failure   in  the country. The   press   statement   was   therefore   meant   to   apprise   the legislators before   he  showed   up    in   the   House   for   grilling on   the subject . In   effect   the Minister   killed   the proverbial   two   birds   with   one stone. He   answered   the   question of the legislators   from   afar   as it were.   He   also   allayed   their   fears      also   at   a  safe   distance   on the   mistaken   notion   that   the Discos   were the culprit of the poor power supply  experienced  in the country .

Let   me state   clearly   as a keen   observer   of the   power   sector and its development that the pronouncements   and statement   of   the   Minister is candid,   informed   and   most   patriotic.

In  particular,   I urge   our law   makers   to   emulate these   virtues   even   as they grandstand to nail   perceived   culprits   for   the poor   supply   even   though      the cause   is well   known   to   all   Nigerians except   perhaps   our   legislators   and   trade union   leaders . The   Minister’s   statement   pointed out some facts .The   first   was   that pipeline vandalisation had   disrupted   and decreased   electricity   supply   massively   nation   wide   and power   generation , and transmission      had   suffered massively   and such   distribution   had   been   scanty   all over the nation .