Some Lagos residents and business outfits
have commended the Power Holding
Company of Nigeria (PHCN) over improved
power supply in their areas. They gave the commendation while speaking
with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Lagos on Friday. The Chairman of Ilupeju Estate Residents
Association, Mr Henry Issac, said PHCN should
be commended over improved power supply. He said that it was only fair that any
organisation with noticeable improvement in
its services to the public should be
commended. Another resident, Mr Bamidele Jacob,
Chairman of Iponri Housing Estate Residents
Association, also confirmed that there had
been a remarkable improvement in power
supply in the last two weeks. “I cannot remember the last time we had
stable power supply in this area for this long.
I cannot remember the last time we had light
for over 12 hours at a stretch. “For some days now, we go to bed and wake
up with light and it remains stable till noon
without going off. That’s a visible
improvement that should be commended,’’
Jacob said. Mrs Alice Solomon, the Managing Director,
Excellence Pure Water, Surulere, told NAN that
the unbundling of PHCN was the reason for
the stable power supply. According to Solomon, the privatisation of
the power sector was not an end in itself but
a strategy for ensuring efficiency in service
delivery. “ The improvement witnessed in the power
sector marks the beginning of a new dawn in
the country. “This will attract both the international
community and local investors to invest in
the Nigerian power sector,” he said. Mr Choupy Chunpy, a manufacturer from
China and Managing Director, Crimpy-Divine
Nig. Ltd., advised the management of PHCN
and proposed investors to ensure
sustainability in supply. Chunpy said that investors should take all
necessary steps to ensure that the
expectations of Nigerians in the power sector
were met. Mr Godwin Edemudia , Assistant General
Manager, Public Affairs, Eko Electricity
Distribution Company, said that the constant
electricity supply presently experienced was
due to government’s effort at reviving power
stations. Edemudia restated government’s
commitment to providing stable power
supply in the country. “In its efforts to provide stable power supply,
the Federal Government has invested
substantially to revamp the power sector, ’’
he said. NAN gathered from the PHCN Transmission
Company of Nigeria that the country’s power
generation stood at 3,400 megawatts as at
Thursday. (NAN)
have commended the Power Holding
Company of Nigeria (PHCN) over improved
power supply in their areas. They gave the commendation while speaking
with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Lagos on Friday. The Chairman of Ilupeju Estate Residents
Association, Mr Henry Issac, said PHCN should
be commended over improved power supply. He said that it was only fair that any
organisation with noticeable improvement in
its services to the public should be
commended. Another resident, Mr Bamidele Jacob,
Chairman of Iponri Housing Estate Residents
Association, also confirmed that there had
been a remarkable improvement in power
supply in the last two weeks. “I cannot remember the last time we had
stable power supply in this area for this long.
I cannot remember the last time we had light
for over 12 hours at a stretch. “For some days now, we go to bed and wake
up with light and it remains stable till noon
without going off. That’s a visible
improvement that should be commended,’’
Jacob said. Mrs Alice Solomon, the Managing Director,
Excellence Pure Water, Surulere, told NAN that
the unbundling of PHCN was the reason for
the stable power supply. According to Solomon, the privatisation of
the power sector was not an end in itself but
a strategy for ensuring efficiency in service
delivery. “ The improvement witnessed in the power
sector marks the beginning of a new dawn in
the country. “This will attract both the international
community and local investors to invest in
the Nigerian power sector,” he said. Mr Choupy Chunpy, a manufacturer from
China and Managing Director, Crimpy-Divine
Nig. Ltd., advised the management of PHCN
and proposed investors to ensure
sustainability in supply. Chunpy said that investors should take all
necessary steps to ensure that the
expectations of Nigerians in the power sector
were met. Mr Godwin Edemudia , Assistant General
Manager, Public Affairs, Eko Electricity
Distribution Company, said that the constant
electricity supply presently experienced was
due to government’s effort at reviving power
stations. Edemudia restated government’s
commitment to providing stable power
supply in the country. “In its efforts to provide stable power supply,
the Federal Government has invested
substantially to revamp the power sector, ’’
he said. NAN gathered from the PHCN Transmission
Company of Nigeria that the country’s power
generation stood at 3,400 megawatts as at
Thursday. (NAN)
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