Senate Probes GENCOs And DISCOs Over Unsteady Power Supply - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 20, 2019
The Senate hasmandated its Committee on Power to investigate the activities of powergenerating and distribution companies to unravel the cause of unsteady powersupply in Nigeria. The investigating committee has four weeks within which tosubmit its report to the Senate for consideration.
The decision by theupper chamber to probe power generation, transmission and distribution in thecountry was reached sequel to a motion considered during plenary.
Chukwuka Utazi, whosponsored the motion, said Nigeria with a population of 200 million and anannual growth rate of 2.6 percent per annum, is the seventh most populousnation on earth.
According to Utazi,the power generating or installed capacity of Nigeria in relation to itspopulation and Gross Domestic Product cannot place the country to competefavourably in terms of development with other nations.
In her contribution,Oluremi Tinubu said the failure of the power sector was largely due to therefusal of the leadership of past governments to
embrace new ideas.