In order for Nigeria to have stable power supply, the National President of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSEAC), Comrade Bede Opara has said that the country needs to generate at least 160,000 megawatts of electricity to come out of its challenges.
He said this during an interview with the new executive officers of Labour Writers' Association in Lagos.
According to him, “development is necessary because of the nation's growing population and its quest to be an industrial giant in the world and this is achievable if the Federal government gives premium attention to the power sector and eliminate corruption from the system.
Opara said the current generation capacity of Nigeria betrays its yearning to turn the power sector around but expressed optimism that the nation's power generation could grow to 7000 megawatts if contractors handling all independent power projects complete them before year end.
He stressed that privatization is not the answer to the challenges besetting the nation's power sector,as some of the investors there has little or no knowledge of how to take it to the next level.
He said this during an interview with the new executive officers of Labour Writers' Association in Lagos.
According to him, “development is necessary because of the nation's growing population and its quest to be an industrial giant in the world and this is achievable if the Federal government gives premium attention to the power sector and eliminate corruption from the system.
Opara said the current generation capacity of Nigeria betrays its yearning to turn the power sector around but expressed optimism that the nation's power generation could grow to 7000 megawatts if contractors handling all independent power projects complete them before year end.
He stressed that privatization is not the answer to the challenges besetting the nation's power sector,as some of the investors there has little or no knowledge of how to take it to the next level.
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