Federal Government to get grant from French agency for transmission network

Reports have revealed that the Federal government on Friday in Abuja said it was working with the Agence Française de Development (AFD) to secure a grant of 170 million Euros for the building of transmission networks in Abuja area.

AFD is the French Development Agency which participates in promoting and financing development throughout the world.

According to sources, Dr Godknows Igali, permanent secretary, Ministry of Power, disclosed this at the inauguration of a 9-member Steering Committee for enhancing vocational training delivery for the power sector.

He urged all agencies of government to move towards strategic partnership with international organisations for funding.

“Agencies of government must not wait for funding from government alone,” he said.

Igali described the occasion as significant to the power sector especially as it was moving from public to private driven.