Nigeria Loses $29 Billion To Power Failure Yearly – Ahmad Lawan

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Nigeria Loses $29 Billion To Power Failure Yearly – Ahmad Lawan

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday lamented that Nigeria loses about $29 billion yearly to irregular and poor power supply.

Lawan disclosed this while declaring open an investigative public hearing on a motion titled: “Power Sector Recovery Plan and the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic” organized by the Senate Committee on Power, in Abuja.

Lawan noted that Nigeria has spent N1.8 trillion on power since 2015 without anything concrete to show for it

He said that while he cannot call for outright reversal of the privatisation of the power sector by the Federal Government, there ought to a review of the exercise to stop huge financial losses to the Federal Government on a monthly basis.

He said that instead of the power situation in the country to improve after privatisation as expected, the prospects of the sector have continued to dim with attendant loses.

According to him, the Share Purchase Agreement between the Federal Government, Distribution Companies (DisCos), Generating Companies (GenCos), during the exercise is today responsible for Nigeria losing between N12billion and N15 monthly.

He insisted that Nigeria cannot be competitive or make sustainable progress without sustainable power.