FG targets 24-hour power supply in Lagos, others

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The Federal Government plans to introduce a 24-hour electricity supply in parts of Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja as pilot locations to improve power delivery. Read More:…

The Federal Government plans to introduce a 24-hour electricity supply in parts of Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja as part of efforts to improve power delivery in major economic centres, according to the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe.

Tegbe said the Lagos-Ogun axis and the Abuja franchise area had been identified as proposed pilot locations for the initiative, subject to technical readiness and commercial viability.

The minister disclosed this on Friday during an interactive luncheon with senior media editors in Lagos, where he outlined the Tinubu administration’s plans to address persistent electricity challenges through infrastructure investment and reforms.

He stated that the two proposed pilot areas jointly account for more than 50 per cent of the country’s electricity demand, making them strategic locations for the planned intervention.

Tegbe explained that the initiative formed part of a corridor-based electricity development strategy targeting the Lagos-Ogun, Benin-Enugu-Port Harcourt, and Abuja-Kaduna-Kano economic corridors.

“The strategy seeks to align electricity generation, transmission, and distribution capacity with demand in major economic centres,” he said.

The minister identified inadequate gas supply, ageing infrastructure, vandalism, transmission constraints, poor metering, and commercial difficulties as some of the major challenges affecting the electricity value chain.

“These interconnected problems require disciplined reform implementation rather than isolated interventions or short-term solutions,” he added.

On efforts to strengthen the sector, Tegbe disclosed that the Federal Government had paid N1.23tn out of the N3.3tn approved by President Bola Tinubu to settle verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation companies.

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