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Cost of electricity to EPZ factories down by half

The Government has cut the cost of electricity to Exports Processing Zones (EPZ) factories by half, Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohammed has said.

Mr Mohammed said many firms keen to set up factories under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) decided to go to other countries because of the high cost of production.

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