Affected producing items will return inside 48 hours – Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe

Politics

By Linda Ikeji
7 November 2026, 1:08 pm

The Federal Government has attributed energy outages affecting Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and two different areas to deliberate upkeep at Egbin Power Station, fuel provide constraints and the sabotage of transmission strains.

Power Minister Joseph Tegbe stated in an announcement posted on Facebook on Friday that the disruptions had diminished the quantity of electrical energy accessible on the nationwide grid, forcing operators to ration provide in some areas. He stated the primary affected producing items have been anticipated again on-line inside 48 to 72 hours, with others returning in phases.

“Planned maintenance at Egbin Power Station and constraints in gas supply to some thermal power stations have reduced the amount of electricity available on the national grid,” Tegbe stated.

He added that harm to transmission infrastructure had restricted operators’ capability to reroute electrical energy to some areas. “Sabotage of key transmission lines has also restricted the use of alternative routes to supply some locations, especially Lagos,” he stated.

Tegbe stated the ministry was working with energy sector operators to enhance fuel deliveries to producing vegetation and pace up repairs to broken infrastructure. He apologised to affected households and companies and stated the ministry would offer additional updates as provide improved.

On November 4, the minister directed the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and electrical energy distribution corporations to deal with operational issues behind the decline in era.

NISO had individually attributed the shortfall to insufficient fuel provides at thermal vegetation and diminished water inflows into hydroelectric reservoirs. The outages additionally prompted a dispute between TCN and Ikeja Electric, with the transmission firm difficult the distributor’s declare that grid instability had triggered the outages.