Electricity Restored to Parts of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and FCT After Weeks of Widespread Outages — Power Minister, Joseph Tegbe

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has announced the restoration of electricity to several areas affected by recent disruptions in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Tegbe disclosed this in an update shared on his Facebook page on Monday, adding that efforts were ongoing to restore supply to other affected locations.

He said the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line had been repaired and returned to service, raising electricity supply to the Lagos Complex to over 1,000 megawatts.

“This restoration helped to bring the total power supply to the Lagos Complex to over 1,000 megawatts, effectively normalizing to the condition before the disruption,” he said.

He added that the government was working with generation companies, the System Operator, the Transmission Company of Nigeria and distribution companies to improve electricity supply.

“We are working with the key power sector stakeholders, including the Generation Companies, System Operator, Transmission Company and the Distribution Companies to ensure sustained and improved availability of power.

“Our priority continues to be the provision of reliable electricity to Nigerians,” the statement read.

The minister also assured consumers that efforts were continuing to restore supply to the remaining affected areas.

“Our teams continue to work to restore full supply to the remaining affected locations,” he said.

The development follows widespread blackouts across parts of the country, with electricity allocation to distribution companies reportedly dropping to about 2,926 megawatts on November 5.

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) blamed the decline on inadequate gas supply to thermal power plants and reduced output from hydroelectric stations, resulting in fewer hours of electricity and increased load shedding.

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