President Muhammadu Buhari is optimistic that Nigeria’s electricity output for domestic use will reach 11,000 megawatts by 2023.
President Buhari who oversaw the signing of a power pact between Nigeria, German government and Siemens, assured Nigeria that the deal will move Nigeria closer to steady electricity.
“Today, in partnership with the German Government and Siemens AG, we are making an important move forward in addressing Nigeria’s electricity challenge.
“Our goal is a simple one: to deliver more electricity to Nigerian businesses and homes,” he said after the partnership signing.
Today, in partnership with the German Government and Siemens AG, we are making an important move forward in addressing Nigeria’s electricity challenge. Our goal is a simple one: to deliver more electricity to Nigerian businesses and homes. pic.twitter.com/953qM2Sw5z
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) July 22, 2019
“My challenge to Siemens, our partner investors in the Distribution Companies, the TCN, and NERC, is to work hard to achieve the target of 7,000 megawatts of reliable power supply by 2021 and 11,000 megawatts by 2023 – in phases 1 and 2 of this initiative, respectively.
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“Our intention is to ensure that our cooperation is structured under a Government-to-Government framework. No middlemen will be involved, so that we can achieve value for money for Nigerians.
“We also insist that all products be manufactured to high quality German and European standards and competitively priced.
“This project will not be the solution to ALL our problems in the power sector. However, I am confident that it has the potential to address a significant amount of the challenges we have faced for decades.
“It is our hope that as the power situation improves, we will improve investor confidence, create jobs, reduce the cost of doing business and encourage more economic growth in Nigeria,” he said.
