{"id":117018,"date":"2024-04-26T11:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/electricity-it-pains-me-nigeria-cant-power-one-major-city-peter-obi"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T12:35:20","slug":"electricity-it-pains-me-nigeria-cant-power-one-major-city-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/electricity-it-pains-me-nigeria-cant-power-one-major-city-peter-obi","title":{"rendered":"Electricity: It pains me Nigeria can\u2019t power one major city \u2013 Peter Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, says it pains him much that Nigeria cannot boast of electricity to power even one of her major cities, while Tanzania has succeeded in powering all their major cities.<\/p>\n

Obi said that while a World Bank report showed that about 70 per cent of 40 million Tanzanians living in rural areas have received access to electricity, regrettably, Nigeria\u2019s situation remained the opposite.<\/p>\n

The statement comes amid a report that Tanzania, an East African nation, recently shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.<\/p>\n

According to the report, their decision to shut down power stations came after production became enough to power their major cities and give electricity access to the rural dwellers.<\/p>\n

However, Obi, in a post on his X handle on Friday, said the government must sanitize and rescue the sector for the good of the nation.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cYesterday, I read a report in the Media on how Tanzania, our East African fellow nation, recently shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir decision to shut down these power stations stemmed from the fact that their electricity production was already enough to power their major cities and give electricity access to the rural dwellers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn pain, I wondered how our nation, the giant of Africa, could not be able to power even one of the major cities, for example, the capital Abuja, while Tanzania has succeeded in powering all their major cities.<\/p>\n

\u201cA World Bank report showed how strong political will and commitment have been responsible for rapid electricity access in Tanzania which has seen electricity access move from 7% in 2011 to almost 40% (37.7%) in 2020, during which about 75% (73.2%) of urban dwellers gained access to electricity and about 25% (24.5%) of rural areas gained access to electricity.<\/p>\n

\u201cA similar report in June 2023 showed that about 70 per cent of 40 million Tanzanians living in rural areas have received access to electricity, signifying a monumental growth in the sector, while regrettably Nigeria\u2019s situation remains the opposite.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Nigeria, 60% of our over 200 million people live without access to electricity, according to a 2022 Energy Progress Report.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering the economic loss resulting from the lack of access to electricity in our nation, which remains immeasurable and with the recent electricity tariff increase, one would expect that we would be able, at least, to power one major city in each geo-political zone soon, and increase our overall access both in the urban and rural areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government must, therefore, sanitize and rescue the sector for the good of the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Tanzania could achieve such a milestone in power generation, then Nigeria can do it even better, with competent and committed leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cA stable power sector is very critical for the journey to a New Nigeria, to which we remain committed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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