60 Manufacturers Forced Off-grid Due To Unreliable Power Supply Minister

The Minister of Power,Adebayo Adelabu, hasalerted that more than 60 percent of manufacturing companies in Nigeria have been forced to exit the national grid due to unreliable power supply, and have resulted in self-generation of power which have driven production costs and made Nigerian goods uncompetitive.

Adelabu disclosed during the release of a National Integrated Electricity Policy NIEP and the public presentation of the Integrated Resource Plan IRP was also made public, in collaboration with the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility UKNIAF.