Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, has said that the optimal transmission of electricity across the country is being hindered by the encroachment of lands across power lines by people in various communities.
Aliyu who revealed this during a two-day working visit to the nine power stations in Kano, further stated that the national grid has witnessed the most rapid improvement.
The Minister also disclosed that Kano is receiving 330 single line from Kaduna which is not enough. According to him, another project has been awarded which would improve the capacity from 600 megawatts to over 2,000 megawatts and would cater for Kano and Katsina states.
He said;
“One of our biggest challenges is how people are living on the ways we will pass our cables that will generate power to the various destinations.
“The national grid has witnessed the most rapid improvement ever. As it is now, the capacity can take up to 7,800 megawatts or more but it may not be useful…
Source: Linda Ikeji
