Lagos seeks better management of vitality infrastructure, guarantees options to persistent energy challenges

Lagos state authorities has mentioned that the 2026 Lagos Energy Summit will give attention to addressing structural challenges within the vitality sector and growing sensible options to make sure steady, dependable and sustainable energy provide throughout the state.

The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Biodun Ogunleye, disclosed this at a press briefing held on Thursday on preparations for the summit, scheduled for November 10 to 12, 2026, with the theme, “Lagos Energy Evolution: Transforming the Future.”

Ogunleye, who was accompanied on the briefing by the Permanent Secretary within the Ministry, Mrs Ibilola Kasumu, mentioned the summit would deliver collectively authorities officers, personal buyers, vitality specialists, innovators, lecturers and different stakeholders to develop methods on bettering the state’s vitality panorama.

He mentioned the discussions would cowl electrical energy sector reforms, vitality effectivity, renewable vitality, metering options and the event of different vitality sources.

The Commissioner additionally highlighted the rising significance of unpolluted transportation, significantly the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electrical automobiles, as Lagos explores cleaner and extra sustainable city mobility choices.

Ogunleye added that the summit would showcase youth-led clear vitality improvements, together with sustainable tasks and prototypes developed by secondary faculty college students, offering a chance for engagement with trade stakeholders.

The Commissioner additional disclosed that discussions had been ongoing between the federal and state governments to make clear regulatory tasks and strengthen Lagos State’s management over its vitality infrastructure.

He expressed optimism that the engagements would speed up the state’s vitality reforms and enhance electrical energy entry for residents of the state.

In her remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Kasumu, mentioned the 2026 summit would transfer past standard discussions to addressing sensible challenges confronting the vitality sector.

“This summit is going to be different from the last one. It is not just going to be a talk shop. We are going to bring real problems to the table and look for solutions from different experts in this sector,” she mentioned.

She defined that the gathering would contain stakeholders throughout the vitality worth chain, together with regulatory businesses, electrical energy distribution firms, resellers and suppliers, to develop workable options to the state’s energy challenges.

According to her, the target is to determine pathways in the direction of dependable, round the clock electrical energy provide in Lagos, with the potential for offering a mannequin that could possibly be replicated throughout the nation.