By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, has explained reasons the national grid collapsed twice in two days ago.
He said his on Wednesday while announcing that it has been restored.
The minister, who likened Nigeria’s power challenge to vandalisation, says security agencies are working to address the vandalisation threat.
Adamu said, “The current challenges of electricity supply in Nigeria are being resolved with the ongoing restoration of normal operations. Early in the week, the national grid suffered a decrease in electricity due to so many factors. However, more of the power is being restored.
“The current energy crisis confronting some key sectors of the economy also contributed to the problems we are facing now in the power sector.
“We are where we are today also because of the increasing vandalization of pipelines that also supply gas to the power plants. This too is being resolved in collaboration with the relevant agencies. NNPC and other gas suppliers are working relentlessly to restore gas supply for optimum power supply.
“The government is doing everything — working with the relevant security agencies — to stop the vandalization of pipelines.”
