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President Tinubu, GenCos to meet over N4tn power sector debt – The Sun Nigeria

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President Bola Tinubu is poised to meet the country’s power-generating companies to address the N4 trillion debt affecting Nigeria’s electricity supply chain.

The meeting comes after a high-level meeting on Tuesday between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the chairmen of GenCos in Abuja over concerns of a potential collapse of the national grid due to liquidity constraints in the sector.

Speaking on the development, Adelabu’s Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji, disclosed that the federal government has decided to settle a substantial portion of the debt immediately.

Tunji added that the remainder would be cleared through financial instruments such as promissory notes within the next six months.

He further shared that the above would be tabled in a planned meeting between President Tinubu and the leadership of GenCos.

“There is a need to pay a substantial amount of the debt in cash. At the minimum, let us pay a substantial amount, then ask for debt instruments in promissory notes to pay the rest.

“We recognise the urgency of this matter. The government is committed to resolving this debt to stabilise the sector and prevent further crisis,” Adelabu stated.



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