Lingering Dispute between the Geometric Power and Enugu Disco resolved by Fashola 

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Lingering Dispute between the Geometric Power and Enugu Disco resolved by Fashola 

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Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has waded in the dispute lingering between Geometric Power and Enugu Electricity Distribution Company that has hampered the delivery of electricity in the Aba and Araria axis of Abia State. As the minister revealed, that the hydroelectric power plants in Jebba broke down on Wednesday night and resulted in a power failure, both Geometric Power and EEDC had been involved in claims and counter-claims over the ownership of assets in the region since the privatisation of the power sector in November 2013. While speaking at the formal signing of agreements between the two firms, Fashola described the occasion as symbolic in the sense that the Federal Government had demonstrated the efficacy of common sense. Fashola noted, ”˜To the people of Aba, what is important is to emphasise the fact that they need more power for the fledging manufacturing concerns. Within one Disco, it is possible to have more than one actor and this portends hope as more opportunities are around the corner.’ He also said that Nigerians should realise that the country needed to generate more electricity, hence, additional energy would be required for incremental power generation as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari at the last Economic Summit where he stated that the sector should produce 2,000 megawatts of electricity by the end of this year. On Wednesday night, according to Fashola, all the four turbines of the Jebba Hydroelectric Power plant broke down resulting in a power outage. Adetokunbo Kayode SAN, who is the representative of EEDC commended the Federal Government especially the office of the vice president for wading into the crises. He said, ”˜More mutually beneficial business relationship has finally emerged from this resolution.’ For Geometric Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji noted that a major test of the vision of the private sector-driven electricity industry was that crises in the sector were being resolved amicably. In his words, ”˜Sometimes when you win in court, you will not find peace. But through negotiation, you find peace in the service of community.’

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