The Federal Government is to spend over N500 billion to complete over 100 abandoned projects for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, across the country.
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu stated this on Thursday while on an official visit to Kano Electricity Distribution Company.
Read also: I’ll Focus More On Prevention Of Corruption– ICPC Boss
Adelabu explained that the abandoned TCN projects have reached between 80 percent and 95 percent completion stages.
According to him, the ministry had already written a Special position paper to President Tinubu, appealing to him to make available a special Fund in the 2025 budget for the projects.
Read also: NAFDAC destroys 491,000 Tramadol tablets worth N91m in Kano
The Minister, who expressed dismay over the neglect of the TCN projects, said that many of them have reached completion stages adding when fully completed , the projects would strengthen power supply across the nation.
On the power outage, the Minister emphasized the need to revamp the transmission architecture, which currently relies heavily on Shiroro and Jos channels, explaining that the needs for Investors to come in to boost power supply across the country.
Adelabu explained that exploring alternative power sources to serve as backups to the National Grid has become necessary with a view to curtail future occurrences of collapse of the National Grid.
Read also: I’ll Focus More On Prevention Of Corruption– ICPC Boss
“This proactive approach aims to ensure that the region is prepared for any eventuality, including vandalism or national grid collapse, recognizing the crucial roles various stakeholders play in achieving these objectives.
“Provision of electricity should not be the sole responsibility for the Federal Government,” the Minister said.
