‘Electricity Sector Has Least Investment In Nigeria’

The Chief Executive Officer of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), Mr. Jay McCosky has said that, the power sector has the least investment in Nigeria.
Speaking to newsmen during a seminar in Port Harcourt, Mr. McCosky also said that the attainment of stable power supply is not possible in the country for now.
He said that Government is making too many promises of stable power and meters for all without considering its implications and described the building and maintenance of power infrastructure as the most expensive in the world.
McCosky also described electricity theft as an epidemic that is sweeping across the four states of its operational area which comprises Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River states.
According to him, even though the economy is suffering, people must pay for electricity they have consumed to enable the company continue to remain in business.
Speaking on the topic: “Electricity Theft and the Implications for Consumers,” the Head Communication, PHED, Mr. Jonah Iboma, also identified low investment in the transmission sector as one of the problems affecting transmission in Nigeria.
He also said that the resurgence in gas pipelines blow-up could have adverse effect as the amount of gas needed for electricity generation could be affected.
Iboma said that because the company inherited poor network facilities from the former Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) billions of Naira are being spent to rehabilitate it.
He stressed the need for massive investments in the sector while the media should also assist on sensitising the people on the negative effect of electricity theft.