The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, recently disclosed that the encroachment of lands by people in various communities across power lines is delaying the optimal transmission of electricity across the country.
The minister, who stated this in Kano when he paid a two-day working visit to the nine power stations in the state, said the national grid had improved significantly but that ‘right of way’ had been an obstacle to the successful transmission of electricity.
He said the sub-station in Kano was receiving 330 single line from Kaduna which was not enough, adding that another project had been awarded which would improve the capacity from 600 megawatts to over 2,000 megawatts and would cater for Kano and Katsina states.
The minister assured that all ongoing projects would be completed by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to ensure stable electricity supply across the country.
