By Reward ChapiOdekina, Abuja
The Home of Representatives’ Advert-hoc Committee investigating Nigeria’s energy sector reforms and expenditures from 2007 to 2024 has summoned the Minister of Water Sources, heads of key water administration companies, and signatories to the 2005 concession settlement for the 40MW Dadin-Kowa hydropower undertaking.
The summons, issued on Wednesday by Committee Chairman Arch. Ibrahim Almustapha Aliyu, follows a presentation by Mabon Producing Firm, the concessionaire of the Dadin-Kowa Hydropower Plant, which highlighted gaps, delays, and inconsistencies that lawmakers described as unacceptable.
Aliyu directed the committee secretariat to summon:
The Minister of Water Sources
Managing Director, Higher Benue River Basin Growth Authority
Managing Director, Hadejia–Jama’are River Basin Growth Authority
Chief Govt, Nigeria Built-in Water Sources Administration Fee
Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Fee (ICRC)
Particular person signatories to the unique concession and subsequent addendum
The officers are anticipated to seem earlier than the committee on 4 December 2025.
Aliyu famous that just about 20 years into the 25-year Construct-Function-Switch (BOT) concession, the undertaking has suffered extended delays, addendums, approval bottlenecks, and unclear obligations amongst authorities companies.
He questioned the due diligence performed by each Mabon and supervising authorities, stating:
“From 2005 thus far, 20 years have gone. You entered into an settlement after confirming the ability was match. Now, halfway, you abruptly realise there are challenges.”
The committee additionally requested submission of the appraisal committee report that reviewed the preliminary concession and advisable the addendum, in addition to all paperwork referring to efficiency evaluation, era output, gaps, and fee points.
Mabon Producing Firm stated it has equipped over 700 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electrical energy to the nationwide grid since 2021 and has not obtained any grants or direct loans from the Federal Authorities because the undertaking’s inception. COO Umar Shehu Hashidu confirmed that the corporate submitted all requested paperwork, together with the unique 2005 concession settlement, the 2015 addendum, and related regulatory approvals.
Particular Adviser to the President on Vitality, Olu Verheijen, highlighted the continued Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), geared toward eliminating Nigeria’s seven-million-meter deficit and decreasing electrical energy sector losses, as a part of President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to stabilise energy provide.
Obafemi Sotebo, representing the PMI Director, acknowledged that the initiative seeks to finish estimated billing, enhance income assurance, and construct a nationwide ecosystem of sensible meters able to distant auditing. Closing the metering hole might scale back sector losses from the present 45–50% to 12–15%, inside a suitable world vary.
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