Adelabu Urges States to Take Advantage of New Electricity Act

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has urged state governments in the country to key into the vision behind the electricity act 2023 signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.

The minister added that this is the only way Nigeria can achieve economic growth and ensure development in the country.

Adelabu spoke during a one-day working visit  to  Sokoto state, where he  visited the recently completed 38 megawatts Independent Power Plant (IPP) built by the state government and the Goronyo Dam, one of the facilities being considered for power generation.

Adelabu said the 2023 Electricity Act had opened up opportunities for sub-national governments to invest in the electricity value chain. He expressed happiness at the initiative by the Sokoto state government and promised to ensure the take-off of the plant within the shortest possible time.

“We know power is critical to the performance of any other sector. For the government of Sokoto state to have taken the pain to cross the hurdle, financial and otherwise, to fund this kind of investment is commendable and I want to use Sokoto as a point of contact for other state governments,” he said.