Nigeria: Private Individuals Tops Government in Power Generation - Bello

28 February 2013

Nigerians are currently generating over 6,000 Mega Watts of electricity through the use of generators in their homes, corporate offices and industrial places, far more than what the Federal Government is producing through the power stations across the country, says Professor Rahaman Bello, Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG.

"An estimated 6000 MW is generated via individual and corporate outfits to meet their minimum demands for electricity," Bello disclosed yesterday, at the Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM, inaugural 'Nigeria: Arise and Shine' annual lecture.

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