The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has said the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have no control on generation or transmission of energy to Nigerians. This is coming 24 hours after the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said the sabotage of power assets by militants has prevented the nation from generating 7,000 MW of electricity. Fashola made this known at the January edition of the Nextier Power Dialogue which held at the Thought Pyramid Art Centre, Abuja.

The minister at the session also said that the nation’s power grid could now support 6,500 MW, debunking claims that the capacity of the grid is not more than 5,000 MW. He added that if pushed to its limit, the nation’s grid could as well carry 7,200 MW. In an ad titled ‘Power Sector Facts’, ANED stated that: ‘We can only distribute what we are supplied. Electricity Distribution companies do not generate or transmit energy; we only distribute power that is sent to the grid. We cannot give what we don’t have’. According to ANED, the 4 reasons there is a poor supply of power in Nigeria are: Vandalism of Gas Pipelines; Low Generation of Electricity; Poor Transmission Infrastructure; and Shortage of Gas.