Buhari Signs Major Deal With Siemens To Upgrade Nigeria’s Electricity Supply To 11,000 Megawatts

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a partnership agreement on Nigeria Electrification Roadmap (NER) with German Government and Siemens AG to upgrade the country’s power transmission & distribution infrastructure

The deal will see Siemens generating 7,000 megawatts by 2021 and 11,000 megawatts by 2023 in a country faced with erratic power supply.

Buhari while making remarks after meeting with the Global CEO of the Siemens, Joe Kaeser on Monday, said the government’s priority is to stabilise the power generation and gas supply sector in the country.

The president said the deal will involve Payment Assurance Facility, which led to a peak power supply of 5,222 MW. Buhari said:

“Today, in partnership with the German Government and Siemens AG, we are making an important move forward in addressing Nigeria’s electricity challenge. Our goal is a simple one: to deliver more electricity to Nigerian businesses and homes.

“My challenge to Siemens, our partner investors in the Distribution Companies, the TCN, and NERC, is to work hard to achieve the target of 7,000 megawatts of reliable power supply by 2021 and 11,000 megawatts by 2023 – in phases 1 and 2 of this initiative, respectively.

“Our intention is to ensure that our cooperation is structured under a Government-to-Government framework. No middlemen will be involved, so that we can achieve value for money for Nigerians.

“We also insist that all products be manufactured to high quality German and European standards and competitively priced.

“This project will not be the solution to ALL our problems in the power sector. However, I am confident that it has the potential to address a significant amount of the challenges we have faced for decades.

“It is our hope that as the power situation improves, we will improve investor confidence, create jobs, reduce the cost of doing business and encourage more economic growth in Nigeria.”