Lagos State government has said it will scale up electricity
generation within the state to at least 3,000 megawatts within the next
two years, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr.Taofiq
Tijani has said.
Meantime, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos East Senatorial
District has stressed the urgent need for private sector to buy into the
energy sector as well as sponsor the training of quality manpower that
will control the sector.
Tijani and Ashafa spoke at the weekend during a formal graduation
ceremony in honour of first graduating set of 15 young electrical
engineers under the Youth Energy Career Programme (YECP) run by the
Lagos State Electricity Board, LSEB, and sponsored by Ashafa, with
Siemens, a global player in the power sector as trainer partner.
Tijani, stated that the project is expected to be realized through
continuing partnership with private sector investors in the state power
sector.
Culled from Vanguard
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