The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has announced the restoration of electricity supply to several areas affected by recent power disruptions in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Tegbe disclosed this in an update shared on his social media handle on Monday, stating that efforts were continuing to restore electricity to other affected areas.
“Power has since been restored to many of the areas earlier affected by power disruptions, largely in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the FCT,” he said.
The minister also confirmed that the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line had been repaired and returned to service.
“The vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV power line has also been swiftly repaired and deployed to transmit power,” he added.
According to Tegbe, the restoration of the transmission line helped increase electricity supply to the Lagos Complex to more than 1,000 megawatts, bringing it back to the level recorded before the disruption.
He said the Ministry of Power was working with key stakeholders in the electricity sector, including Generation Companies, the System Operator, the Transmission Company and Distribution Companies, to sustain the improvement and enhance power availability.
“We are working with the key power sector stakeholders to ensure sustained and improved availability of power,” the minister said.
Tegbe reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to improving electricity supply across the country, stressing that providing reliable power to Nigerians remained a priority.
