Electricity: ‘Our freezers now freezing’ – Power Minister says Nigerians begging him to slow down

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, says   some Nigerians had asked him to “slow down” with the improvement in electricity.

Speaking at the the commissioning of the 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at the University of Abuja, Tegbe said Nigerians are complaining that their freezers were now working continuously.

Tegbe stated that he had been receiving feedback from electricity consumers following improvements in supply in some parts of the country.

“Places that didn’t have light at all for three months are now having 18 hours light. Some areas called me to say, look, I should slow down, that everything in their freezer is freezing. That is what freezer is meant to do. Let it freeze the food that needs to be frozen,” Tegbe said.

According to the minister, he had promised that Nigerians would begin to see noticeable improvements in electricity supply within three to six months.

While acknowledging the challenges facing the power sector, the minister noted that some of the country’s electricity infrastructure were more than 40 years old.

He equally expressed concerns over the vandalism of critical electricity infrastructure, disclosing that three major transmission towers in Birnin Kebbi had been brought down by vandals.