The Federal Government has introduced the restoration of over 1,000 megawatts of electrical energy to its Lagos complex following power disruptions that had induced blackouts.
It added that electrical energy provide had additionally been restored to a number of areas in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and Abuja that have been beforehand affected by the disruption.
The disclosure was contained in a press release issued by the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on Monday, November 9, 2026, offering an replace on the nation’s power state of affairs.
Tegbe assured that the workforce will proceed to work in direction of the total restoration of power provide to the remaining affected places.
What he’s saying
The minister mentioned the vandalized Benin-Egbin 330kV power line has additionally been swiftly repaired and deployed to transmit power.
- Tegbe mentioned, ”I would really like to report that power has since been restored to lots of the areas earlier affected by power disruptions, largely in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the FCT. Our groups proceed to work to restore full provide to the remaining affected places.
- ”The vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV power line has additionally been swiftly repaired and deployed to transmit power. This restoration helped to deliver the entire power provide to the Lagos Complex to over 1,000 megawatts, successfully normalizing to the situation earlier than the disruption.”
According to Tegbe, the federal government is collaborating with power sector operators, together with era, transmission and distribution firms, in addition to the System Operator, to enhance electrical energy availability and maintain provide.
- ”We are working with the important thing power sector stakeholders, together with the Generation Companies, System Operator, Transmission Company and the Distribution Companies to guarantee sustained and improved availability of power.
- ”Our precedence continues to be the availability of dependable electrical energy to Nigerians.”
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