Nigeria’s current power generation has reached 7,000 megawatts.
Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said this in Calabar, Cross River State capital, during the 4th Edition for Retreat for top directors, heads of units and chief executives of agencies and parastatals.
He however admitted that more still has to be done, stating that his Ministry has done a lot in the last three years.
“Three years ago, the story was that power generation was the main problem of Nigeria. The story was that the distribution companies were complaining that they did not have enough energy to distribute to Nigerians.
“We were distributing averagely 2,690 mega watts of electricity to Nigerians, but today, that story has changed, distribution has risen to 5,222 mega watts, an all time national high.
“Transmission has reached 7,000 while generation has reached 7000. The problem has not finished but all we can say is that we have made progress.”
The minister added that the Federal Government was constructing roads in virtually all the 36 states some of which were through collaborative efforts as well as direct interventions.
Fashola added that the present administration has spent over N300 billion on roads construction since coming to power three years ago.
“Before this administration, there was no housing policy but now we have one.”
