The Nigerian Military has expressed concern over the insufficient energy provide within the Ikeja Army Cantonment, Lagos.
It’s because the Federal Authorities has allotted N12.7 billion for the mass measurement mission in all military formations.
Minister of Energy, Adebayo Adelabu, spoke on the flag-off of the measurement train on the headquarters of the ninth Brigade of the Nigerian Military, Ikeja Army Cantonment on the weekend.
In line with a press release made accessible to The PUNCH on Sunday by his media aide Bolaji Tunji, Adelabu defined that “for the present train, the sum of N12.7 billion has been launched out of a complete of N40 billion for the mass measurement mission. ”
The minister had said that the mass metering in military formations throughout the nation “will allow us to know what’s being consumed on a month-to-month foundation to make sure acceptable billing and facilitate collections.”
The general intent, he stated, was to remove this and make estimated billing a factor of the previous.
Adelabu said that the present train would final for six weeks after which the second section would begin.
The minister, who was acquired on the Military Headquarters by the Commander, Main Common AM Adetuyi, and the Chief Government Officer of De Haryor World Companies, Ashade Olatunbosun, who’s in control of the measurement mission, stated the present train is a component types a part of the presidency. Bola Tinubu's agenda to make sure common provide of electrical energy to military formations throughout the nation.
“This is without doubt one of the aims of Mr. amenities,” he stated.
Adelabu famous that the good meters being put in are tamper-proof and would remove power theft as they can’t be circumvented.
He additional revealed that the meter allows interconnectivity between grid and off-grid photo voltaic power provide.
The minister had stated that a part of the power blueprint for the nation entails constructing off-grid power sources, akin to solar energy for army barracks in distant areas off the grid. and photo voltaic power if we’re not glad with the variety of hours delivered by the distribution firms.”
Olatunbosun, in his speech, stated the second section of the mission will begin concurrently in Abuja and Enugu, including that army formations within the eleven DisCos will profit from the train.
“Military formations beneath Jos, Abuja, Ibadan, Enugu, Kaduna, Ikeja and Eko distribution firms will profit from the train,” Olatunbosun stated.
Earlier, Main Common Adetuyi stated the Federal Authorities’s measurement initiative was well timed because the Brigade Headquarters had “epileptic energy provide” over time.
He stated: “After I investigated, I discovered that we have been getting electrical energy for less than three hours day by day, and on some days we weren’t even getting electrical energy. We’ve got tried to resolve this; we even bought the state authorities concerned with none outcomes.
“We additionally discovered that we at all times bought estimated payments, though we wouldn't have minded if the facility provide had been common. Nevertheless, this commendable measurement mission has made us joyful.”
