An open letter to President Bola Tinubu criticizes the state of Nigeria's electricity sector, citing regulatory data showing that only 4,286 megawatts of 13,625 megawatts installed capacity were available for dispatch in April. The letter notes a grid collapse on August 22, when output fell to 1,132 megawatts, with twelve stations generating nothing. It argues that the 2013 privatization of the power sector was a transfer of custody rather than a reform, as buyers lacked funds to operate the assets.
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