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Emmanuel Addeh and Michael Olugbode in Abuja

The Minister of Power, Mr. Joseph Tegbe, yesterday launched the Nigeria pilot phase of the Africa Mini-Grid Programme (AMP), pledging to take difficult decisions needed to transform the country’s electricity sector.

Speaking at the media launch of the Africa Mini-Grid Programme jointly organised by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Abuja, Tegbe said his experience in the private sector had prepared him to make bold decisions in the interest of the country.