We need 14,882MW daily for production-MAN

The Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) has disclosed that its members would need 14,882Megawatts of electricity to be be able to carry out their operations daily.
The association also lamented that despite the huge power needs of its members, over 2000 MW of the power generated by electricity Generating Companies (GenCos) are stranded because electricity distribution companies (Discos) are unable to evacuate them to points of need.
To this end, it said it would be look at the new eligible customers’ regulation in order to reduce operating cost as it continues to generate its own power. on self-generation of power.
The President of the association, Dr. Frank Udemba-Jacobs, stated these at a meeting with the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, in Abuja, said that his members were ready to take up the 2000MW stranded generation capacity in the system, and called on Discos to shelve their opposition to the eligible customers’ regulation, and consider the overall economic interest of Nigeria.
The MAN president added that poor grid power supply continues to impeded the growth of the country’s manufacturing sector.
Speaking at the March edition of the monthly power sector operators’ meeting in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state, last week, Fashola hinted that Nigeria has reached a 7,000 megawatts generation capacity,and has a 5,000MW distribution capacity.
He said: “While it is no longer news that we have reached a 7,000 megawatts generation capacity and have a 5,000 megawatts distribution capacity, what is newsworthy is that in the last month, we have met with Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Discos, and Gencos on how to implement the eligible customer policy and increase connectivity to the 2,000 megawatts that is available.
“The meeting was productive and we are seeing positive responses. Reports reaching me indicate that what is outstanding is an agreement on the tariffs that will be paid by the eligible customer”.
He also explained that Nigeria needs to channel all the power it is able to generate to major economic points and users to enable her industrialisation efforts gain root.