The federal government has commenced moves to provide dedicated electricity supply to industrial clusters across the country, with a 50-megawatt power project expected to deliver 24-hour electricity to manufacturers at the Idu Industrial Estate in Abuja. The Minister of State for Industry, Owan Enoh, disclosed this at the groundbreaking of the power project in Abuja, saying reliable electricity was critical to reducing production cost, increasing local manufacturing and creating jobs. Enoh said the initiative was part of the government's industrialisation strategy, which focuses on local production, value addition, economic diversification and stronger integration of Nigerian industries into global markets. He added that the government was seeking to establish practical models that could be replicated across industrial clusters.
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