Fashola responds to the group of DisCos, says the directive is from s

The Minister of Energy, Public Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, reacted on Friday to the reactions of the 11 distribution companies (DisCos) through their group, the company, and the company. Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED). 19659002] Fashola in a statement insisted that the directive that he recently issued to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was for a good cause.

He said, "My directives seek to rectify these problems because I believe that they can be rectified."

The Minister noted that ANED was not licensed in the electrical sector and that it had never invited them to the monthly Energy Sector Meeting that was held in the electrical sector. he has chaired 28 times.

Fashola who called the group and its spokesman, Mr. Sunday Oduntan an intruder, he acted under the guide of provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) 2005.

He said: "The BPE, NBET and NERC, to whom my instructions were made, contracted individually with DisCos not as an badociation."

While dismissing allegations of false generation of electricity and distribution figure, the minister simply said: "The taste of the pudding belongs to those who eat it. Electricity consumers know what was their experience in 2015, 2016, 2017 and today. "

Fashola insisted that Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) wants its money, about N800 billion she can pay the GenCos.

" If DisCos can prove that FGN owes more than we admit, it should deduct N72bn (MDA Federal bill checked) from N800bn and pay the remaining N72bn that they owe to NBET, "Fashola challenged the DisCos. ]

He also said that the ministry had questioned DisCos to find out why 408 feeders that could supply 5,756 megawatts (MW) of electricity "only carry 444 MW because of faulty lines, equipment defective and unloading "

"Oduntan should interpret this and tell the public if it is the department that should repair these lines and if the unused energy will not reach the consumers if the feeders are used, "he said.

The stalemate between the minister and the DisCos began after accusing them of poor performance and led NERC on tighter actions. that bad policies, tariffs and policies were responsible for the malfunctioning of the food sector.