Why Anambra Has Enjoyed 3 Weeks OfUninterrupted Power Supply – Ngige

The Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Power and Steel, Senator Chris
Ngige, has assured that there would be improvement in power supply
across the country soon.
The senator, representing Anambra Central District, gave the assurance
while fielding questions from journalists in Awka on Tuesday.
According to him, the Independent Power Plant (IPP) programme being
carried out by government is aimed at alleviating the suffering of
Nigerians over the epileptic power supply in the country.
The senator assured that theIPP programmes would savesmall and medium
scale industries from closing shops.
Ngige assured that Awka residents would soon begin to enjoy improved
power supply with the new transmission line at Agu-Awka power station
coming on stream.
He said the Agu-Awka powerstation, a new transmission line in Anambra,
was alreadybeing test-run for the past three weeks, and would be
officially commissioned soon.
"This is part of the Independent Power Plant (IPP) programme of the
Federal Government on the power sector.
"What we have in Agu-Awka power station is a new transmission line
under a test run and that explains why in the past three weeksmajor
parts of the state capital have been enjoying uninterrupted power
supply,'' the News Agency ofNigeria quoted Ngige as saying to
journalists on Tuesday.
He said that it had helped to reduce transformers' overloading in the
state capital and improved power supply to the neighbouring
communities of Nibo, Mbaukwu, Umuawulu and Amawbia towns of Awka South
Local Government Area. (NAN)