ABUJA  – President Bola Tinubu has vowed that his administration would ad­dress challenges associated with power generation and distribu­tion in the country.

He said he acknowledges the lapses in the electric power sector value chain especially the long­standing problems of suppressed demand.

According to the President, one of the goals is to improve the steadiness of peak supply for Nigerians, because improved en­ergy generation and distribution is an imperative for accelerated national growth.

President Tinubu spoke at the ground breaking ceremony of the new 350MW Gwagwalada Independent Thermal Power Plant (Phase 1) where he urged the NNPC and its partners to de­liver the landmark project within the promised three years’ com­pletion timeline, insisting that, “three years must be three years.”

“Although the Nigeria Elec­tricity Supply Industry (NESI) is currently characterised by huge supply-gap deficits owing to di­lapidated power infrastructure and poor distributions networks, amongst others, this administra­tion is poised to address every power value chain challenge that will significantly relieve the suppressed demand, enhance generation, and improve nation­al peak growth and sustainability far above the hitherto abysmal and unacceptable 5,300MW for over 200 million Nigerians,” the President declared.

President Tinubu noted that a swift improvement in the stabili­ty and quantum of energy supply will enhance national economic development, which remains a cardinal priority of his admin­istration.

“During my electioneering campaign, I made a commitment to Nigerians on providing stable electricity. This is to be achieved by ensuring that we use all avail­able energy sources to boost power generation beyond the current installed capacity of 12,000 megawatts, strengthening the integrity of our transmission infrastructure and ensuring that all distribution bottlenecks are removed.