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The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the country would generate 6,000MW of electricity in the next six months.
Adelabu stated this while featuring on Channel Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.
According to him, the country currently generates and transmits over 4,000MW, which he said has minor issues at the stage of distribution.
The minister, who said he had identified the challenges facing the power sector and the solutions, said the President Bola Tinubu administration is determined to solve the problems facing the sector.
He said the current government has sought the support of experts and stakeholders to identify the problems of the power sector and the way out.
“We are currently at a little over 4,000MW today. We are working tirelessly day and night to ensure that we are able to ramp up generation to 6,000MW for the first time in the history of this country.
He sought the patience of Nigerians to tackle the problems in the sector.