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Nigeria’s power minister apologises for outages and promises improved supply
Nigeria’s power minister Joseph Tegbe apologised for recent electricity outages, especially in Lagos and other affected areas.
He said the disruption was not a national grid collapse, but a drop in supply linked to planned maintenance at Egbin Power Plant and damage to a transmission line.
The damaged line and maintenance at Egbin reduced electricity available to Lagos, leading to load shedding in Lagos, Ogun and parts of Kwara State.
Tegbe said supply to Lagos had risen to about 1,000 megawatts, and one Egbin turbine had returned to service; he expected another to resume later on Monday.
Vandalised transmission towers are delaying repairs to a line that could add 400 megawatts to Lagos, and Tegbe said the line should be restored by the end of November.
Restoring it could help stabilise power in the Lagos-Ogun corridor, while gas supply constraints and debts owed to power companies remain wider challenges for the electricity sector.
Nigeria’s power minister, Joseph Tegbe, apologised for recent electricity outages, particularly in Lagos and other affected states.
He said the disruption was caused by planned maintenance at Egbin Power Plant and vandalism of a transmission line, not a national grid collapse.
The outages led authorities to introduce load shedding across Lagos, Ogun and parts of Kwara State.
Tegbe said supply to the Lagos electricity complex had improved to about 1,000 megawatts and that one Egbin turbine had returned to operation.
He said a damaged transmission line was expected to be restored by the end of November.
- Who
- Power Minister Joseph Tegbe apologised to Nigerians.
- What
- He apologised for recent outages and said the government was working to improve electricity supply.
- When
- He spoke in an interview published on 9 November 2026. He said the disruption would be resolved within 48 to 72 hours.
- Where
- The outages particularly affected Lagos, as well as Ogun and parts of Kwara State.
- Why
- Planned maintenance at Egbin Power Plant and vandalism of a transmission line reduced supply.
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Planned maintenance at Egbin Power Plant and vandalism of a transmission line reduced electricity supply.
Tegbe said he had assured Nigerians the disruption would be resolved within this period.
The Lagos electricity complex was receiving about 1,000 megawatts, and Egbin’s ST1 turbine had returned to operation.
Tegbe said Egbin’s ST3 turbine was expected to resume operation, adding about 150 megawatts to supply for the Lagos complex.
Tegbe said the damaged transmission line was expected to be restored.
- Minister
- Joseph Tegbe
- Egbin supply loss
- Nearly 800 megawatts
- Vandalised line
- 330 kilovolts; supplied Lagos with 300 to 400 megawatts
- Lagos complex supply
- About 1,000 megawatts
- Transmission route
- Oshogbo to Ikeja West through Oshodi
- Damaged towers
- About six along the route
What people are saying
Nigerians deserve to have electricity. It is not a big deal, and it is not rocket science
Some of the equipment we have is 40 to 50 years old
I can tell you categorically, we have gas. There is gas availability for us as a nation. It is a comparative advantage. However, within the gas supply chain, there are constraints