Geregu Power Plc, a Nigerian electricity generation company, is in talks with the Fund for Export Development in Africa, an arm of the Africa Export and Import Bank, for the acquisition of a portion of shares in the power firm.
“The discussions are currently on going,” Geregu said in a filing to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.
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The country’s electricity and generation firms have faced challenges of inadequate infrastructure, funding and revenue since private owners took over the power assets nine years ago under a government privatization program.
More than 40% of residents in the nation of about 200 million people have no access to electricity, according to the World Bank.
Geregu has 435 megawatts installed capacity and generates about 10% of the country’s power, according to its website.
The company is the only power firm listed in the Nigerian Stick Exchange into which was admitted some months ago.
