FG Pledges to Offset N4 Trillion Debt as GenCos Warn of Shutdown

• FG pledged to urgently code a N4 trillion indebtedness owed to GenCos aft high-level meetings betwixt the Minister of Power and GenCo leaders.
• The debt, comprising N1.9 trillion successful bequest payments and N2 trillion for 2024, has impacted GenCos’ operations and raised fears of a nationwide blackout
• Adelabu assured stakeholders that portion of the indebtedness would beryllium paid immediately, with the remainder settled done fiscal instruments, arsenic helium called for sectoral reform

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Bolaji Tunji, peculiar advisor connected strategical connection and media relations to Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, said successful a connection Sunday evening that the national authorities has committed to addressing the N4 trillion indebtedness owed to the nation's Power Generation Companies (GenCos).

Photo Credit:Minister of Power gave GenCo executives the assurance that the authorities would prioritize paying disconnected energy debt.
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The committedness comes aft high-stakes negotiations betwixt the curate and GenCo chairpersons.

“The national authorities has vowed to urgently code the N4 trillion indebtedness crippling Nigeria’s powerfulness procreation sector, pursuing high-stakes talks betwixt Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu and Chairmen of Generating Companies of Nigeria successful Abuja connected Tuesday. The determination aims to avert an imminent illness of the powerfulness infrastructure successful the country,” the connection said.

GenCos had past period warned of an imminent shutdown owed to a N4 trillion indebtedness owed by the Nigerian authorities for energy generated and supplied to the nationalist grid.

The companies stated that the debt, which consists of N1.9 trillion successful bequest debts and N2 trillion for 2024, is endangering their power-producing units' quality to proceed operating.

Adelabu gave GenCo executives the assurance that the authorities would prioritise paying disconnected a sizable information of the N4 trillion indebtedness immediately, with the remaining equilibrium being paid disconnected done different indebtedness instruments.

He stated that this would beryllium suggested during a scheduled gathering betwixt the enactment of GenCos and President Bola Tinubu.

“There is simply a request to wage a important magnitude of the indebtedness successful cash. At the minimum, fto america wage a important amount, past inquire for a indebtedness instrumentality successful promissory notes to wage the rest,” Mr Adelabu was quoted arsenic saying.

Adelabu promised to usage fiscal tools similar promissory notes to wage the remaining magnitude wrong six months, according to the statement.

“We recognise the urgency of this matter. The authorities is committed to resolving this indebtedness to stabilise the assemblage and forestall further crises. President Bola Tinubu would conscionable with GenCos enactment to fast-track the process,” helium said.

The curate acknowledged the government’s portion successful the sector’s challenges, offering to not lone erase the indebtedness but besides follow changes to relieve operational bottlenecks.

He highlighted the request to afloat liberalise the power sector, asking Nigerians to judge cost-reflective rates.

The curate described strategies to determination the industry toward sustainability, specified arsenic reevaluating regulations to little taxes and amended marketplace stability.

Additionally, helium called connected GenCos to enactment unneurotic connected advocacy initiatives to pass Nigerians astir the world of tariffs and effectual energy consumption.

“Citizens indispensable wage the due terms for the vigor consumed. The national authorities volition proceed to supply targeted subsidy for economically disadvantaged Nigerians. We person to recognize that our system cannot prolong subsidies indefinitely,” the curate said.

The Chairperson of Egbin Power and First Independent Power Limited, Kola Adesina, said

“This is simply a nationalist emergency. Everything hinges connected power—industries, homes, hospitals. We cannot spend to fto the assemblage fail.”

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Joy Ogaji, the managing manager and main enforcement serviceman of the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), described the systemic issues that GenCos face, specified arsenic ongoing outgo defaults, unpredictable state supplies, and fluctuations successful overseas speech rates.

She pointed retired that indebtedness repayments and attraction budgets had been severely impacted by the naira's diminution from N157/$1 successful 2013 to N1,600/$1.

“GenCos person borne unsustainable risks—from grid failures to unproductive taxes—while remaining patriotic,” she said

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