Nigeria: Babalola Orders PHCN to End Power Supply Crisis

15 February 2010

Abuja — As the power situation in the country takes a turn for the worse, the Federal government has asked the management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to speedily finalise discussion on various projects that will improve electricity supply.

The Minister of Power, Dr. Lanre Babalola, in a statement signed yesterday by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Lawal Yakubu, directed the management of PHCN to accelerate and conclude discussions on Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) and Gas Transportation Agreement (GTA) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

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