Nigeria’s Power Minister Details Restoration Plan

Joseph Tegbe, Nigeria's minister of power, stated that his team is collaborating with electricity sector operators to restore power supply across four regions. The minister emphasized that the government is addressing planned maintenance at the Egbin Power Station and gas supply constraints affecting some thermal power plants.

Tegbe mentioned that the first affected generating units are expected to resume operations within 48 to 72 hours. He noted that his team is working to bring the units back online in phases, with the initial units returning to service within the specified timeframe.

The power minister acknowledged the impact of the outages on households and businesses, attributing the reduction in electricity availability to maintenance activities, inadequate gas supply, and sabotage of key transmission lines.