Senate To Ban Importation, Use Of Generators - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
March 12, 2020
The Senate has proposed a bill tocriminalise the importation, purchase and use of power generating sets inNigeria.
The bill which was sponsored bySenator Bima Muhammad Enagi, is tagged: “A bill for an act to prohibit/ban theimportation/use of generating sets to curb the menace of environmental pollutionand facilitate the development of the power sector.
It stated that anyone that importsgenerators shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to10 years imprisonment. It, however, creates exemptions for some criticalsectors and institutions of the country that require 24-hour power supply.
The ban and prohibition ofgenerating sets shall not include generating sets used for essential services,which include medical purposes, hospitals and nursing homes and healthcarefacilities, airports, railway stations and services, elevators, escalators,research institutions, and such facilities that require 24 hours electric powersupply.
The bill prescribes that an approvalfor exclusion shall be obtained from the minister in charge of power, whichshall brief the Federal Executive Council quarterly on approvals granted.