Nigeria: Power Outages Remain Despite Rise in Generation, Ministerial Promise
Tegbe said planned maintenance, gas shortages and vandalism cut supply, while the ministry said 4,020.41MW was on the grid.
- Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe apologized to Nigerians on Friday for electricity disruptions across Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kwara, and Oyo States, attributing the outages to planned maintenance at Egbin Power Station and gas supply constraints.
- Vandalism of the Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line restricted power flow to Lagos, while Tegbe noted that aging infrastructure—some equipment 50 years old—lacks adequate alternative routes when existing lines fail.
- The Federal Government paid N1.23 trillion of the N3.3 trillion owed to generation companies, yet debts hindered GenCos from securing adequate gas, limiting actual generation to about 5,000MW despite installed capacity of 13,625MW.
- Authorities established a task force involving the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Office of the National Security Adviser to combat infrastructure vandalism while officials work to return generating units within 48 to 72 hours.
- Minister Tegbe projects gradual improvements within three to five years through the $2 billion East-West Super Grid project, while the government deploys solar mini-grids to remote communities lacking reliable electricity access.
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Nigeria: Power Outages Remain Despite Rise in Generation, Ministerial Promise
Nigeria's electricity generation rose to 4,020.41 megawatts (MW) on Monday from 3,500MW, but the increase has yet to translate into adequate supply for consumers across the country.
My team and I working on power supply, says power minister
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The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said electricity supply will begin to improve within 48 to 72 hours as the Federal Government works to address generation and transmission constraints responsible for recent outages in parts of the country.
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