FG begins clearing power equipment stranded since 2014
- ✦The Ministry of Power has secured the release of the first 44 containers from Apapa Port, Lagos, out of more than 300 containers awaiting clearance, some since 2014.
- By Soni Daniel ABUJA — The Federal Government has begun clearing hundreds of containers of electricity equipment stranded at Nigerian ports for more than a decade, in a move aimed at recovering abandoned public assets and supporting critical power infrastructure projects.
- “The release of the first 44 containers represents significant progress in our determination to recover critical power assets and accelerate infrastructure development,” the minister said.
- The Ministry of Power has secured the release of the first 44 containers from Apapa Port, Lagos, out of more than 300 containers awaiting clearance, some since 2014.
By Soni Daniel ABUJA — The Federal Government has begun clearing hundreds of containers of electricity equipment stranded at Nigerian ports for more than a decade, in a move aimed at recovering abandoned public assets and supporting critical power infrastructure projects.
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By Soni Daniel ABUJA — The Federal Government has begun clearing hundreds of containers of electricity equipment stranded at Nigerian ports for more than a decade, in a move aimed at recovering abandoned public assets and supporting critical power infrastructure projects.
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The primary parties identified in this coverage include Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria Customs Service, Lagos State.
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The company reportedly recovered 110 abandoned containers and 216 packages, saving more than ₦30 billion and facilitating the recovery of turbines associated with about 470 megawatts of electricity generation capacity.
