The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has dismissed reviews of a deliberate electrical energy tariff improve, saying the Federal Government has no such intention.
Tegbe made this identified on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State, throughout the flag-off of a 17.7-megawatt (MW) hybrid photo voltaic mini-grid undertaking designed to enhance electrical energy provide to underserved communities.
He described reviews circulating on social media a couple of attainable tariff hike as misinformation and urged Nigerians to ignore them.
“I wish to say this clearly and with out ambiguity: there isn’t any plan to extend electrical energy tariffs.
“What we are planning is a power sector that works round the clock,” he mentioned.
The minister mentioned the federal government’s plan to attain dependable electrical energy provide consists of creating three vitality corridors: Lagos-Ogun, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano, and Benin-Enugu-Port Harcourt.
He defined that the mini-grid undertaking would serve communities in Akinyele, Ido, Ibadan North, Egbeda and Lagelu Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Oyo State.
According to him, the undertaking would enhance electrical energy provide to households and companies, cut back dependence on mills and create alternatives for funding and job creation within the beneficiary communities.
Tegbe recommended President Bola Tinubu for his management beneath the Renewed Hope Agenda and acknowledged the contributions of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Paras Energy, the World Bank, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and the Oyo State Government.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IBEDC, Deolu Ijose, mentioned the undertaking would offer electrical energy to 22,597 clients throughout 5 group clusters.
Ijose mentioned Paras Energy and Natural Resources Development Limited developed the undertaking, which includes 17.7MWp of photo voltaic photovoltaic technology capability supported by battery storage.
He mentioned the undertaking would serve Bola, Jiboye, Molade-Adelubi, Ogo-Oluwa and Sooko-Elega clusters, utilizing IBEDC’s present distribution infrastructure to combine and ship the electrical energy generated.
According to him, the association demonstrates how electrical energy distribution firms and personal builders can collaborate to increase entry to energy.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of REA, Abba Abubakar-Aliyu, mentioned the undertaking would offer 1.8MW to Bola in Akinyele LGA, 3.5MW to Jiboye in Ido LGA, 6.9MW to Molade in Ibadan North LGA, 3.6MW to Ogo-Oluwa in Egbeda LGA and 1.9MW to Sooko in Lagelu LGA.
He urged residents of the benefiting communities to guard the infrastructure to make sure its sustainability.
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