The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that there would be drop in power supply because of the rains.
He said power equipment are prone to destruction when there is heavy rainfall, adding that transformers, wires, cables and others are damaged by thunderstorms.
Speaking on the sideline of a stakeholders’ forum in Lagos, the minister said heavy rainfall is not a new thing, adding that thunderstorms have debilitating effects on power supply. He however assured that efforts are on to reduce the impact that the rains might cause to power infrastructure.
Fashola said: “We (the government) are guarding against future occurrence as power is key to the growth of the country. We are trying to bring in power equipment that are water-proof, to forestall destruction of the facilities by rainfall.”
