ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has acknowledged electricity supply disruptions in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kwara and Oyo states, attributing the challenges to maintenance issues, gas shortages and reduced hydropower generation.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said preliminary assessments indicated that the disruptions were not caused by a major or systemic failure of the national grid.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Adeola Adelabu, the Minister said the government was working with the Transmission Company of Nigeria, the Nigerian Independent System Operator and electricity distribution companies to restore more stable supply. “The Ministry acknowledges the inconvenience this has caused households, businesses and public institutions, and understands the frustration of Nigerians who had begun to see the benefits of steadier supply,” Tegbe said.
He added that the government recognised the economic and social consequences of prolonged electricity interruptions. In a separate development, the Federal Government has facilitated the release of 44 containers of abandoned electricity equipment from Apapa ports in Lagos, where more than 300 containers had reportedly been stranded, some since 2014.
Tegbe said the clearance followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive to resolve outstanding charges and release the equipment. He explained that technical experts would inspect the containers to determine which items could be deployed for ongoing power projects, while unusable equipment would be properly disposed of.
The latest release follows an earlier exercise by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, which reportedly recovered 110 abandoned containers and 216 packages of equipment. That intervention was said to have helped unlock about 470 megawatts of electricity generation capacity.
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