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Nigeria raises $367mn to clear power-sector debts

Industry work. Electricity. Photo @ Unsplash
Industry work. Photo @ Unsplash
  • First tranche targets legacy debts choking Nigeria’s electricity market
  • Pension funds anchor deal as government seeks sector reset

 

ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria has raised 501 billion naira ($367mn) in the first tranche of electricity bonds aimed at settling long-standing debts that have crippled the country’s power industry, advisers said.

The bond sale is part of a broader programme to clear verified arrears estimated at more than 4 trillion naira, liabilities that have weighed down electricity generation, gas supply and investor confidence for nearly a decade.

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