Sanwo-Olu challenges stakeholders to end blackouts, build 24/7 power supply in Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has challenged stakeholders successful the energy assemblage to instrumentality decisive steps towards ending persistent blackouts successful the state, saying dependable powerfulness proviso is indispensable to gathering a stronger and much competitory economy.

Sanwo-Olu spoke astatine a high-level strategical municipality hallway gathering held astatine the State House, Marina, with the theme: ‘Ending the Culture of Blackouts and Building a Sustainable 24/7 Power Economy successful Lagos State’.

The gathering brought unneurotic representatives of authorities agencies, regulators, investors and private-sector operators to make applicable measures for achieving a unchangeable energy proviso crossed Lagos.

The state’s Deputy Governor, Kadri Hamzat, members of the State Executive Council and different elder authorities officials attended the forum.

Among the organisations represented were the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, International Finance Corporation, Africa Finance Corporation, Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Independent System Operator.