transmission<\/a> was the weak link in the power reform, as generation which was privatised had since attracted a lot of investments, making it more efficient.<\/p>\nHe said the generation capacity had improved, adding that 60 per cent of the distribution segment had also been partially privatised and was beginning to pick up through the reforms of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe seemingly weak link is the transmission component, it is still 100 per cent owned by the FG.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea is to think outside the box and bring in solutions that will make the transmission component service the value chain, and make it more efficient.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment is not thinking of privatising, it is thinking of ways and means that the private capital can be brought into the transmission component without giving out the ownership of Transmission Company,\u201d said Malo.<\/p>\n
He explained that the Bureau would concession the transmission segment, \u201cso that we can have somebody building the high tension lines, covering areas that have not been reached or to maintain the existing ones to get maximum value, to move from the radial system we have today into a mesh.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the idea is not to privatise but to reform and make it efficient, bringing in private sector operational modalities within the transmission company.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the Federal Government\u2019s 40 per cent stake in the Distribution Companies (DISCOS), Malo said the shares were still intact and protected by BPE.<\/p>\n
Mr Alex Okoh, BPE Director-General, said over the years, N1 trillion had been generated from 234 concluded transactions of previously government-owned enterprises from various sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n
He said the Bureau expected to generate N493.40 billion net revenue from various transactions as approved by the National Council on Privatisation (NCP).<\/p>\n
He said over 30 projects had been categorised under five segments with 22 of them carried over from 2020.<\/p>\n
He, however, said the plan to privatise the nation\u2019s refineries had been dropped as the Federal Government was considering other approaches to revitalise and improve on them.<\/p>\n
The director-general said BPE was very close to resolving the issues surrounding the Ajaokuta Steel Company, especially the litigation and that once that was done a decision would be taken on how to proceed with it.<\/p>\n
Okoh said the rationale for privatisation was to generate revenue for government, reduce operational inefficiencies, revitalise and optimise public sector entities and increase investment level as a catalyst for growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe country\u2019s fiscal space is getting increasingly constrained, as a result government cannot provide the resources required to meet all of its obligations and bridge the huge infrastructure gap.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most feasible option is to attract private sector investments. BPE\u2019s current initiative in its 2021 work plan and additional roles in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) space is, therefore, poised to impact on the economy positively.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is in the areas of infrastructure development, improved health care service delivery, power generation and supply, employment creation, food security and human capital development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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