Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Transcorp Power has been approved as the preferred bidder for the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).
He spoke on Tuesday at the commissioning of the Afam three-fast power plant in Oyigbo LGA, Rivers state.
Osinbajo said the approval was given by the national council on privatisation (NCP).
The politician described the development as a significant breakthrough in the country’s power sector — an industry he said has been lacking private sector finance.
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“A major breakthrough of our privatisation process, which of course, as you know, started in 2005-2006, was and has been inadequate of private investments and real cash injections,” he said.
“From the time we started, an indigenous firm such as Transcorp Power and Heirs Holding have been making significant investments such as this 100 percent acquisition of installed capacity Afam Power Plc and Afam Three Fast Power Limited, jointly referred to as Afam GenCo. The acquisition cost, I am sure you have heard already, is N105.3 trillion.
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“Only yesterday, the national council on privatisation (NCP) formally delisted Transcorp Power Plc, formerly known as Ughelli Power Plc, from routine monitoring and evaluation by the BPE, indicating yet another successful power investment.
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