In a recent interview on Arise Television, Lateef Onikoyi, former Consultant to the Ministry of Power, Rivers State, highlighted the disparity between Nigeria's power generation capacity and its actual needs.
Onikoyi stated, "Not considering industrialisation, a family of 6 will require about 5 kilowatts of power, multiply that by the average number of families it will amount to 50,000 Megawatts. However the install capacity of generation stations in Nigeria is less than 12,000 megawatts, but the available is just about 4,000, which is just about 10% of our needs, this distribution gap contributes to the grid's perennial collapse."
Onikoyi's comments shed light on the chronic power shortages that have plagued Nigeria for years, explaining the inefficiency and inadequacy of the current power infrastructure. The gap between the installed capacity and the actual available power is a critical issue, leading to frequent grid collapses and widespread power outages across the country.
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