The Electricity Meter Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has urged electricity distribution companies (Discos) to invest more on embedded power generation projects to stabilise power supply in the country.

Muyideen lbrahim, Executive Secretary of the association, gave the advice in Lagos.

Ibrahim said that embedded power generation remained one of the most vital ways of solving the nation’s electricity problem. He said that the dwindling power situation in the country posed serious worries since the privatisation of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). Embedded power generation is the process through which the Discos obtain power supply from independent power generating firms. The scribe also urged the Discos to explore the use of renewable energy because it was environmental-friendly.

He attributed the current challenges of the transmission network to long years of neglect and urged the government to ensure the Transmission Company of Nigeria tackled the issue.