Nigeria: 500% increase in power

On August 27, 2010 / By Imnakoya / In Governance, Nigeria, Technology

Barring any major hitch, should Nigerians be expecting up to 14,000MW of electrical supply by the end of 2013?

This appears to be one of the mid-term goals of the Prof. Bart Nnaji-led Presidential Task force on Power, as the Roadmap for Power Sector Reform was launched yesterday. The projected capacity will boost current supply by more than 500%.

I’m very impressed the task force has a website, a very decent one for that matter: http://nigeriapowerreform.org. The executive summary of the power reform is available for download (PDF).

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4 Responses to “Nigeria: 500% increase in power”

  1. I must say this attempt to reform the power section looks more realizable than previous efforts. But as it’s always the case, the devil is in the details. And given the ever-present Nigerian peculiarities, it makes sense to assume the posture of a cautious optimist.

    By Benson
    August 27, 2010 at 3:55 pm

  2. I agree Benson. It’s a matter of time to know if this is for real.

    By Daniel
    August 31, 2010 at 7:24 pm

  3. The tariff charged for electricity has to increase, so it makes sense that efforts are made to start sensitisng Nigerian consumers on this. We have to pay more for a better services as long as the service is improved.

    By Abayomi
    September 3, 2010 at 9:52 pm

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