Power Minister, Tegbe, reaffirms Tinubu administration’s commitment to improved electricity supply

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Seeks media pact to strengthen public trust, highlights progress on power sector reforms The Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, ...

…Seeks media pact to strengthen public trust, highlights progress on power sector reforms

The Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has reaffirmed the Tinubu administration commitment to transforming Nigeria’s electricity sector through sustained reforms, infrastructure investment and improved service delivery.

Speaking at an interactive luncheon with senior editors in Lagos on Friday, Tegbe acknowledged Nigerians’ frustration over unreliable electricity supply, assuring them that the Federal Government was addressing the sector’s longstanding challenges through coordinated, measurable interventions.

He stressed that rebuilding public confidence would require not only improved electricity supply but also transparency, accountability and sustained engagement with the media.

The Minister described the sector’s challenges as systemic, citing gas supply constraints, ageing infrastructure, vandalism, transmission constraints, poor metering and commercial challenges affecting the entire electricity value chain.

According to him, these interconnected problems require disciplined reform implementation rather than isolated interventions or short-term solutions.

Highlighting progress, Tegbe disclosed that the Federal Government had settled N1.23 trillion of the N3.3 trillion approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation companies.

He further revealed that more than 2.8 million electricity customers had been metered between 2023 and October 2026 under the Presidential Metering Initiative, while recently commissioned substations and equipment had added over 1,300MVA to national transmission capacity.

The transmission improvements cover locations including Apapa, Ijora, Ikeja, Kumbotoso, Dankata, Mashi, Dan-Agundi, Biliri and Walalambe.

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