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The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG) has commenced engagement with the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on the implementation of targeted electricity network maintenance and reinforcement projects in key industrial and commercial clusters across Kano State.
This was contained in a statement by the Convener of the group, Bamidele Atoyebi, on Wednesday.
He said the development followed the group’s intervention proposal to the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) on July 14, seeking reliable electricity supply for priority commercial and industrial areas across Nigeria. He also said the NDPHC subsequently acknowledged the proposal and approved a phased pathway for further engagement with relevant state stakeholders and commissions.
“Following the approval, BAT-IG held a joint meeting with the technical and commercial units of KEDCO on Monday, August 10. The company welcomed the initiative and expressed readiness to work on priority areas, where improved electricity supply could support commercial and industrial activities.
“The meeting identified Jogana, Zainawa and Tokarawa along the Hadejia Road corridor, covering the Eastern Bypass, as some of the areas to be considered for the initial intervention. Other identified locations include clustered estates along the Western Bypass, where the provision of a 33/11kV injection substation may be required to adequately support growing commercial and industrial demand,” the statement noted.
According to Atoyebi, the group, therefore, proposed that the locations serve as pilot areas for the network maintenance and reinforcement programme, with subsequent interventions in phased implementation.
The Kano initiative, he said, formed part of the 30 industrial and commercial locations identified and recommended by BAT-IG for targeted electricity interventions nationwide.
“Kano, Lagos, Anambra, Nnewi and Edo are among the locations earmarked for the first phase of the programme while other areas are to follow progressively,” he added.
He explained that the initiative was driven by a broader national objective of supporting President Bola Tinubu’s vision of building a $1 trillion economy by 2030, while advancing the electricity component of the Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly the aspiration that no Nigerian should go to bed without access to electricity.
The group insisted that reliable electricity remains critical to the survival and expansion of businesses, industries and commercial activities, stressing that targeted infrastructure interventions in productive clusters would help unlock economic opportunities, create jobs and strengthen local economies.
It commended NDPHC and KEDCO for their positive response and expressed its readiness to continue working with relevant government agencies, electricity distribution companies, state governments and other stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the programme.
