VICE President Yemi Osinbajo has said that despite the sectoral challenges, the federal government will complete major projects that will improve the power sector in the country and also implement a plan that will provide solar energy in a number of universities in the country.
He disclosed this on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he received a delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) led by the bank’s Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate Change & Green Growth Complex, Mr Amadou Hott.
The Vice President noted that the present administration, through various projects, is making more efforts to ensure there was improved power supply nationwide.
One of such projects, Osinbajo noted, was the Federal Government’s Energising Education Programme (EEP), which is a key component of its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) and Power Sector Reform Programme (PSRP).
The project, which is being carried out through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), is expected to power Federal Universities and Teaching Hospitals with Solar energy.
The first phase of the project will include nine federal universities and one teaching hospital.
The Vice President said it was an important project for government as it would “improve general satisfaction and create an atmosphere where academic activities can thrive and go undisturbed.”
While noting that the Federal Government has made budgetary allocation to fund the project in some of the federal universities, the Vice President said the Bank’s support would also be welcome.
