• Tegbe says skilled workforce critical to closing existing gap
• Verheijen: Initiative will create jobs, accelerate deployment of smart meters
Deji Elumoye and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The federal government yesterday officially launched the Power Force Programme under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), with plans to train 5,000 young Nigerians in smart meter installation as part of efforts to bridge the country’s metering gap and create employment opportunities.
Speaking at the flag off of the programme in Abuja, the Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Tegbe, described the initiative as a landmark intervention that combines investment in critical electricity infrastructure with the development of skilled manpower needed to drive reforms in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
