Buhari charges Siemens, others on 11,000 megawatts by 2023

Mon, Jul 22, 2019
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday challenged Siemens, distribution and transmission companies and the electricity distribution company of Nigeria to work hard to achieve 7,000 mega watts by 2021 and 11,000 mega watts by 2023 and overall grid capacity to 25,000 MW.

He gave the charge when the Federal Government of Nigeria signed electricity road map agreement with German-based Siemens at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The deal is the product of a meeting President Muhammadu Buhari held with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel on August 31, 2018.

Buhari reaffirmed his commitment to development of the Mambilla hydro electric and various solar projects in the country. – The nation

– July 22, 2019 @ 14:25 GMT |

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