{"id":775281,"date":"2020-01-02T12:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T12:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/02\/there-will-be-better-electricity-in-2020-buhari-tells-nigerians\/"},"modified":"2020-01-02T12:37:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T12:37:21","slug":"there-will-be-better-electricity-in-2020-buhari-tells-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/02\/there-will-be-better-electricity-in-2020-buhari-tells-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"There Will Be Better Electricity In 2020, Buhari Tells Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_716009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-716009\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716009\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Buhari.png\" alt=\"President Buhari\" width=\"960\" height=\"588\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-716009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Buhari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Muhammadu Buhari says there will be a significant improvement in electricity supply across the country in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in the president\u2019s New Year\u2019s message to Nigerians on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The president said, \u201cPower has been a problem for a generation. We know we need to pick up the pace of progress. We have solutions to help separate parts of the value chain to work better together,\u201d Buhari said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past few months, we have engaged extensively with stakeholders to develop a series of comprehensive solutions to improve the reliability and availability of electricity across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0New Year Message: I Will Be Standing Down In 2023 \u2013 Buhari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese solutions include ensuring fiscal sustainability for the sector, increasing both government and private sector investments in the power transmission and distribution segments, improving payment transparency through the deployment of smart meters and ensuring regulatory actions maximise service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have in place a new deal with Siemens, supported by the German government after German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited us in Abuja, to invest in new capacity for generation, transmission and distribution. These projects will be under close scrutiny and transparency \u2013 there will be no more extravagant claims that end only in waste, theft and mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next 12 months will witness the gradual implementation of these actions, after which Nigerians can expect to see significant improvement in electricity service supply reliability and delivery. Separately, we have plans to increase domestic gas consumption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the first quarter of 2020, we will commence work on the AKK gas pipeline, OB3 Gas pipeline and the expansion of the Escravos \u2013 Lagos Pipeline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says there will be a significant improvement in electricity supply across the country in 2020. This was contained in the president\u2019s New Year\u2019s message to Nigerians on Wednesday. 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