FG commissions Mayo Belwa TCN substation

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has commissioned a 132/33KV transmission substation with a 40MVA transformer at Mayo Belwa town in Adamawa state.

Fashola also revealed a decision of the federal government to invest N72 billion as a shareholder loan and intervention to the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos), approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

After the power sector privatisation in 2013, government retains 40 per cent stake in the 11 DisCos while private equity accounts for 60 per cent. The Daily Trust reports that this will be the first intervention loan to the DisCos directly from government shareholder since the privatised operation.

Fashola had in 2017 introduced a N701.9bn Payment Assurance Guarantee (PAG) to the Generation Companies (GenCos) to boost their liquidity and deliver more electricity.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been disbursing a loan of N213bn under its Nigerian Electricity Market Stabilisation Fund (NEMSF) to about including 2015.

The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary (Power), Louis Edozien, charged the 11 DisCos to invest more in their networks to complement TCN grid expansion following the N72bn commitment from government.

Fashola said with the new 40MVA (32MW capacity) 47 the power DisCos firms since Mayo Belwa substation, over seven towns of the state including Mayo Belwa, Numan, Jada and Lamorde will witness improved electricity delivery with the commissioning the substation adding that the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing complemented the TCN project by installing distribution transformers in the franchise area. of