Nigerian gencos in crisis as World Bank adds to support for industry


In depth
Issue 365 - 15 Mar 2018 - By David Slater | 10 minute read

Approval by the World Bank Group (WBG) of a $486m International Development Association (IDA) credit package for the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Access Project (Netap) signalled a continuation of the multi-billion dollar support structure put in place to reanimate the dysfunctional industry. But while the government can point to some advances, the outlook for the Nigerian electricity supply industry seems as precarious as it did eight years ago, when its elegantly structured privatisation was rolled out.

Want to read more?

Extra Large Article

£595

(Access to one African Energy article)

Subscribe to African Energy

View subscription options

Don't have an account?

Register for access to our free content

An account also allows you to view selected free articles, set up news alerts, search our African Energy Live Data power projects database and view project locations on our interactive map

Register