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Nigeria to cooperate with Egypt on PPI implementation
- The Nigerian delegation to visit Egypt
- Egyptian Ambassador calls for cooperation
President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the Ministry to collaborate with its Egyptian counterpart in order to implement the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). The PPI had signed a contract with Siemens Nigeria for the improvement in the power sector infrastructure. Siemens has successfully carried out a similar project in Egypt.
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman made this known during the recent visit of the Egyptian Ambassador, Ihab Moustafa Awad at the Power House, Abuja. In a statement released by the Special Adviser Media, Aaron Artimas, the Minister acknowledged the instruction from President Buhari. He further stated that a delegation will be sent to Egypt to understudy the country’s power sector.
“The president had reasoned that obtaining more information from Egypt will enable our country to maximise our agreement with Siemens towards the total overhaul of our power grid and distribution systems”, Mamman said.
The Egyptian Ambassador, in turn, called for greater cooperation between both countries. Mr. Awad also welcomed the planned visit of the Nigerian delegation saying Nigeria had a lot to learn from Egypt’s successes with Siemens.