Dear Peter Obi,

This is either dishonesty or ignorance. You should get proper information before you undermine Nigeria in favour of Tanzania. I have been to Tanzania multiple times, and I am familiar with their power industry.

What happened was not that Tanzania shut down her dams because they had more than enough electricity to power their entire nation.

The fact is that due to heavy rains, their hydroelectric dams were producing very high voltage that could damage their national power grid, because demand to the cities they supply to is low, and they had nowhere to shed the power to. Therefore, to protect their infrastructure, they had to shut down these dams temporarily.

Tanzania's electricity supply is known in East Africa for increasing during the rainy season and drastically reducing during the dry season.

The same thing had happened in Nigeria in the past. The technical name for this process is Load Shedding.

Please fact-check me. Tanzania still faces acute power shortages nationwide. Just two months ago, their government complained about power shortages, and they had to ration power.

Please stop spreading fake news to Nigerians.

Peter, I understand that you are desperate to be President in 2027, but please, do not undermine Nigeria's national interest because of your desperation for power.

Timoleon:
Reno no go rest?

Peacemaker5128:

X

Yesterday, I read a report in the Media on how Tanzania, our East African fellow nation, recently shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.Their decision to shut down these power stations stemmed from the fact that their electricity production was already enough to power their major cities and give electricity access to the rural dwellers.

In pain, I wondered how our nation, the giant of Africa, could not be able to power even one of the major cities, for example, the capital Abuja, while Tanzania has succeeded in powering all their major cities.

A World Bank report showed how strong political will and commitment have been responsible for rapid electricity access in Tanzania which has seen electricity access move from 7% in 2011 to almost 40% (37.7%) in 2020, during which about 75% (73.2%) of urban dwellers gained access to electricity and about 25% (24.5%) of rural areas gained access to electricity.

A similar report, in June 2023, showed that about 70 per cent of 40 million Tanzanians living in rural areas have received access to electricity, signifying a monumental growth in the sector, while regrettably Nigeria's situation, remains the opposite. In Nigeria, 60% of our over 200 million people live without access to electricity, according to a 2022 Energy Progress Report.

Considering the economic loss resulting from the lack of access to electricity in our nation, which remains immeasurable and with the recent electricity tariff increase, one would expect that we would be able, at least, to power one major city in each geo-political zone soon, and increase our overall access both in the urban and rural areas. The government must, therefore, sanitize and rescue the sector for the good of the nation.

If Tanzania could achieve such a milestone in power generation, then Nigeria can do it even better, with competent and committed leadership. A stable power sector is very critical for the journey to a New Nigeria, to which we remain committed. -PO

Racoon:
It was not Peter Obi who reported it Mr efulefu Reno Omokri. BBC did. Meanwhile, have you heard of epileptic power supply in Tanzaonia or their national grid collapsing as someone with epilepsy? Zawanike!

DatNiggaDaz:
O mockery of a fool is desperately lookimg for attention. PO no even send the hungry misfit. @Racoon thank you for displaying the known foolisness of o mockery the fool. Watch how the senseless Tinubulators will rush to the thread now.

Racoon:

Reno Omokri is seriously suffering from an obsessive compulsive disorder( OCD ) and catatonic schizophrenia about Peter Obi. Time to follow and quash his idiocy bumper to bumper.

Seefinish:
Obi is always ahead of them and their grandfathers.

God bless Peter Obi

yarimo:
Peter think he can fool everyone

Reflect7:
Access to Electricity in Tanzania is actually 38%.

In Nigeria it is 65%, despite our much larger population.

Nigeria has an installed generating capacity of 14,000 megawatts, so could easily “generate more power than is required”.

The issue is not generating capacity but transmission and distribution capacity. Tanzania has low capacity to transmit and distribute, so they shut down some power plants. They currently can transmit no more than 1,900 mw. They suffer daily power cuts till today.

Peter Obi seems not to have learned how electricity works during his visit to Egypt.

Bobloco:


And you think you are sensible

Racoon:
It was not Peter Obi who reported it Mr efulefu Reno Omokri. BBC did. Meanwhile, have you heard of epileptic power supply in Tanzania or their national grid collapsing as someone with epilepsy? Zawanike!

BigkokoRep:
When the gods plan to kill you, they give you HE Peter Obi matter to carry!

I'm resident in East Africa, as well as Europe. I spend nothing less than 3-6 months in East Africa representing all manner of companies, eas African countries has excessive electricity, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and at times Kenya.

From Gatuna border straight up to Kampala....when you travel by bus at night, you will realize that even the most remote villages and Hamlet has light, anytime, any day you pass through these places.

So this clown 🤡 should rest.

yarimo:
Peter think he can fool everyone

Reflect7:
Access to Electricity in Tanzania is actually 38%.

In Nigeria it is 65%, despite our much larger population.

Nigeria has an installed generating capacity of 14,000 megawatts, so could easily “generate more power than is required”.

The issue is not generating capacity but transmission and distribution capacity. Tanzania has low capacity to transmit and distribute, so they shut down some power plants. They currently can transmit no more than 1,900 mw. They suffer daily power cuts till today.

Peter Obi seems not to have learned how electricity works during his visit to Egypt.

Reflect7:
Access to Electricity in Tanzania is actually 38%.

In Nigeria it is 65%, despite our much larger population.

Nigeria has an installed generating capacity of 14,000 megawatts, so could easily “generate more power than is required”.

The issue is not generating capacity but transmission and distribution capacity. Tanzania has low capacity to transmit and distribute, so they shut down some power plants. They currently can transmit no more than 1,900 mw. They suffer daily power cuts till today.

Peter Obi seems not to have learned how electricity works during his visit to Egypt.