Power Supply Will Reasonably Stabilise Before June 2014 – President Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that electricity supply will reasonably stabilise before the midst of next year. Jonathan also urged workers of recently privatised PHCN to shelve their plan to be on strike on the lands of non-payment of these entitlements, as he explained efforts were on to pay for them.

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The president said this while commissioning the National Integrated Power Project NIPP 500MW Omotosho Phase II power station in Okitipupa council area of Ondo State.

Jonathan said Nigerians should appreciate the efforts of his administration in transforming the power sector.

“I am not saying that electricity supply will soon be total but I want to assure that light will soon be reasonably stabilised before the midst of next year,” the President promised.

He stated that by enough time his administration is through with transformation in the ability sector, the outcome will soon be likened to the reforms in the banking and telecommunication sectors.


The President noticed that all of the ten NIPP that may add 4700MW to the national grid, will soon be completed by the end of first quarter of next year and be privatised.

He commended Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko, traditional rulers, and youths locally because of their supportive role in the realisation of the project.

Speaking earlier, Mimiko said the project will simply have meaningful impact when transmission projects are completed.

Based on Mimiko, the state will soon complete and invite the President ahead and commission a 30MW power station in Omotosho which was initiated by his administration.

Commending the untiring efforts of Jonathan in transforming infrastructure in the country, Mimiko noted that posterity will judge him positively.