Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria

DAILY NEWSPAPER REVIEW, FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2022

Daily Trust Newspaper page 18, Vanguard page 8, Leadership page 23, all reported that, the Azura Power Plant in Edo State consistently generates 452 Megawatts (MW) daily to the national grid and pays over 40 percent of its energy invoice receipt to the government for gas and loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The Managing Director of Azura Power Plant, Mr.Edu Okeke, stated this yesterday at the plant while clarifying a $30 Million monthly invoice payment from the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET).

Details of the stories are as follows:

Daily Trust: “Azura power generates 452MW daily as 40% payment for gas, CBN loan”.

Vanguard: “Azura pays FG 40% of $30M monthly invoice”.

Leadership: “FG gets 40% of Azura’s $30M monthly invoice”.

 

 OdutayoOluseyi

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