Power grid
By Chineme Okafor
The Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), Friday said that President Goodluck Jonathan did not lie on the nation’s current power generation figures.
PTFP stated in a statement in Abuja that contrary to a report published by an online media which erroneously misinterpreted the President's press briefing held last November, the president actually clarified that the country was experiencing transmission challenges with its generated power.
The Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), Friday said that President Goodluck Jonathan did not lie on the nation’s current power generation figures.
PTFP stated in a statement in Abuja that contrary to a report published by an online media which erroneously misinterpreted the President's press briefing held last November, the president actually clarified that the country was experiencing transmission challenges with its generated power.
The statement quoted the Chairman of PTFP, Beks Dagogo-Jack to have said that during the press briefing: "The President made mention of the 5000 megawatts (MW) generation profile achieved and immediately went on to clarify that owing to transmission constraints not all of this can be evacuated for now.
It is important to note that since that interview we have achieved over 6,300 MW in available generation and have hit a peak of 4517MW in evacuated power. So where is the lie? "
Dagogo-Jack further explained that:"There was a difference between the impressive increase we have recorded in available generation which is in itself a worthy progress and the actual power we can wheel on any given day based on the transmission and gas limitations."
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