Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe has said generating units taken offline will begin returning to service within 48 to 72 hours as the federal government works to ease electricity shortages affecting four states, including Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday, Tegbe attributed the disruptions to planned maintenance at Egbin Power Station, gas supply constraints at some thermal plants, and the sabotage of key transmission lines. He said the shortfall had forced grid operators to implement load shedding in parts of the affected areas.
“I am aware of the strain that the current outages have placed on households and businesses in four affected states, including Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory,” Tegbe said. He added that planned maintenance at Egbin and gas constraints had reduced the electricity available on the national grid, while sabotage of transmission lines had limited alternative supply routes, particularly into Lagos.
The minister said his team was working with operators to restore the affected generating units in phases, improve gas supply to power plants and speed up repairs to damaged infrastructure. He apologised to households and businesses and promised further updates as supply improves.
The outages have also sparked a disagreement between the Transmission Company of Nigeria and Ikeja Electric over the causes of the supply shortfall. TCN stated that it can only transmit the energy made available to it and cannot transmit energy that is not generated.
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