Sule Abdulaziz, Managing Director and CEO of Nigeria’s Transmission Company, has revealed that Nigeria provides 24-hour electricity to neighboring Togo and Benin, amid current talks in the country following a recent power grid breakdown.<\/p>\n
“We supply Togo, Benin, and Niger.” “They get power from Nigeria 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and they pay for it,” Abdulaziz said on Channels TV’s Politics Tonight on Sunday.<\/p>\n
When questioned why many Nigerians do not have uninterrupted power, he replied, “Nigerians have 24-hour supply, but not everyone. Those in Band A get 20-22 hours of electricity supply.”<\/p>\n
According to reports, Band A consumers are prioritized for 20-24 hours of electricity, Band B customers receive 16-20 hours, and Band C customers receive 12-16 hours of power per day.<\/p>\n
Abdulaziz expressed optimism that Nigeria will have a stable electrical supply within five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am telling you we can get consistent power supply in less than five years. The new minister is looking at the problems, he is not doing cosmetic showdowns,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He emphasized that system collapses do not always arise from the TCN.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there is a system collapse, it doesn\u2019t mean all the problems are from TCN, it can be from generation, it can be from transmission it can be from distribution. Some of these can also come from disaster. You cannot say it is the fault of the TCN just like that. TCN are in charge of managing the grid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Abdulaziz also explained the difference between the TCN and the now-defunct National Electric Power Authority.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have to understand the difference between the TCN and Nepa. When we were Nepa, we were the ones doing the generation, transmission, distribution and marketing. But now we are only doing one leg which is transmission. But there could be issues in all other sectors which are the generation and the distribution. But people only know Nepa and they think TCN is NEPA and they put the blame on TCN,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The TCN CEO emphasized infrastructural challenges, pointing out that much of the equipment is old.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the equipment we use is over 50 years old,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n
Abdulaziz noted that electricity costs in Nigeria are quite low.<\/p>\n
\u201dElectricity is now expensive in Nigeria, we feel it is expensive because we are getting it at a cheaper price. If you go to other African countries, go to Burkina Faso, Senegal, Niger; Nigeria\u00a0is\u00a0cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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