Lagos State Govt proposes new electricity policy
Posted by Ahmed Iyanda | 4 years ago | 1,179 times
The Lagos State government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, is set to have a State Electricity Policy that will serve as a blueprint for the attainment of universal access to electricity.
This was disclosed by the state the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Olalere Odusote, who spoke at Alausa, Ikeja, during the Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the Second Anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration.
In his address, he said when the electricity policy becomes functional and fully implemented, it will also accelerate the “Light-up Lagos” power programme, which the state government had embarked upon.
He said: “The Lagos Electricity Policy is vital in achieving the T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda of Sanwo-Olu led administration and will serve as a key driver for the social and economic development aspirations of the State in consonance with Government’s 30-year Development Plan (2021 – 2051) being developed.”
The Commissioner added that the governor approved the procurement and installation of 20,000 units of prepaid energy meters for communities in the state to improve electricity supply in the affected communities.
Speaking further, he said the government had concluded arrangement with a leading smart metering solution company, Elsewedy Electric, on meter supply to target low income communities and also identified transmission infrastructure challenges across the State.
He recalled that a programme entitled: Smart Hackathon 2020, was launched last July by the Governor, which he said, was to design, produce and mass-distribute affordable and reliable smart meters in Nigeria.
