{"id":323291,"date":"2024-05-17T07:36:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T06:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=323291"},"modified":"2024-05-17T07:36:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T06:36:49","slug":"electricity-most-discos-are-insolvent-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/05\/17\/electricity-most-discos-are-insolvent-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity: Most DisCos are insolvent \u2014 FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>He stated that the appalling financial state of the DisCos makes it difficult for them to raise the needed capital to invest<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/05\/17\/fg-abandons-plans-to-illegally-access-workers-pension-after-heavy-backlash\/\">Federal Government<\/a> says that most of the electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, in Nigeria are technically insolvent as they are unable to meet their financial and operational obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Engr. 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It\u2019s a herculean task.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to mention that implementing the power sector reform requires powerful political will to implement decisions that impact the wider public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said the government is working to get the distribution companies solvent and effective by unbundling their operations along state boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Adelabu insisted that the areas covered by the current DisCos are too large for them to deliver effective services to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on how the government will tackle the N1.3 trillion owed to power generation companies and the $1.3 billion debt to gas companies, the minister disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved a plan to liquidate the debts.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cMr. President has approved the submission made by the Minister of State Petroleum (Gas) to defray outstanding debts owed to gas supply companies by power generation companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019The payments are in two parts, the legacy debts and the current debts. For the current debt, approval has been given to pay about N130 billion from the gas stabilization fund which the Federal Ministry of Finance will pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe payment of the legacy debt will be made from future royalties in exchange for incomes in the gas sub-sector which is quite satisfactory to the gas suppliers. This will allow the companies to enter into firm contracts with power generation companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the power generation companies, the debt is about N1.3 trillion and I can also tell you that we have the consent of the President to pay, on condition that the actual figures are reconciled between the government and the companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis we have successfully done and it is being signed off by both parties now. The majority has signed off and we are engaging to ensure that we have 100 per cent sign-off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe debt will be paid in two ways, immediate cash injection and through a guaranteed debt instrument, preferably a promissory note. This assures the companies that in the next three to five years, the government is ready to defray these debts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He stated that the appalling financial state of the DisCos makes it difficult for them to raise the needed capital to invest The Federal Government says that most of the electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, in Nigeria are technically insolvent as they are unable to meet their financial and operational obligations. 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