Delta unveils plan to unlock 3,000MW power capacity, attract investors

Delta State on Tuesday unveiled a roadmap to unlock its nearly 3,000 megawatts of installed electricity generation capacity, with plans to establish a Delta State Electricity Regulatory Commission and a Delta State Rural Electrification Agency, as major investors in the power sector pledged support for the state’s electricity market.
Unveiling the roadmap at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit, Mrs. Uche Okafor, Consultant to the Delta State Government on Electricity Market Development, said the state’s Electricity Sector Law had created the legal foundation for private investment.
She said: “All these things we have discussed need a platform for regulation.
“The Delta S...