Nigeria restores over 1,000MW to Lagos complex after power disruption

The Federal Government has announced the restoration of over 1,000 megawatts of electricity to its Lagos complex following power disruptions that had caused blackouts across several parts of the country.

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, November 9, 2026, providing an update on the country’s electricity situation.

He also said power supply had been restored to several areas in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that were previously affected by the disruption.

Tegbe assured Nigerians that the government would continue working towards the full restoration of electricity to the remaining affected locations, adding that repairs to a vandalised transmission line had contributed to the improved supply.

The minister said the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV power line had been repaired and returned to service, helping to improve electricity supply to the Lagos complex.

According to Tegbe, the restoration brought power supply to the complex to more than 1,000 megawatts, effectively returning it to the level recorded before the disruption.

He said, “I would like to report that power has since been restored to many of the areas earlier affected by power disruptions, largely in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the FCT. Our teams continue to work to restore full supply to the remaining affected locations.

“The vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV power line has also been swiftly repaired and deployed to transmit power. This restoration helped to bring the total power supply to the Lagos Complex to over 1,000 megawatts, effectively normalizing to the condition before the disruption.”

Tegbe said the government was collaborating with power sector operators, including generation, transmission and distribution companies, as well as the System Operator, to improve electricity availability and sustain supply.

He added, “We are working with the key power sector stakeholders, including the Generation Companies, System Operator, Transmission Company and the Distribution Companies to ensure sustained and improved availability of power.

“Our priority continues to be the provision of reliable electricity to Nigerians.”

The restoration announcement comes amid growing frustration among businesses and households over persistent power shortages, with many Nigerians grappling with frequent blackouts in recent weeks.

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) had apologised to Nigerians over the prolonged electricity shortages, acknowledging the hardship caused by weeks of poor supply.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), Sunday Oduntan, apologised on behalf of the distribution companies, saying Nigerians had endured weeks of electricity supply challenges.

He said, “I’d like to first of all start by apologising to Nigerians. Apology is needed; it is essential because Nigerians have been taken through this problem over the past few weeks.”

Oduntan also criticised what he described as a return to the blame game among operators in the electricity sector, recalling that similar disagreements between stakeholders had characterised the industry between 2016 and 2019.

He said distribution companies, transmission operators, generation companies and gas suppliers had previously blamed one another for poor electricity supply instead of addressing the underlying problems.

The ANED chief executive also expressed concern over statements issued by the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) regarding the causes of the electricity shortages.

NISO had earlier attributed the recent decline in electricity generation, which triggered blackouts across the country, to gas supply constraints affecting thermal power plants and reduced output from hydroelectric power stations.

The agency said limited gas availability had constrained affected thermal generating stations from operating at their available capacity, while reduced water inflows into reservoirs had affected hydroelectric power generation.

Gas supply constraints have limited the output of some thermal power plants.

Reduced water inflows into reservoirs have affected electricity generation from hydroelectric stations.

The decline in available generation has reduced the volume of electricity allocated to DisCos for onward supply to consumers.

The development resulted in shorter electricity supply hours and increased load shedding across distribution networks.

The government’s latest update indicates that electricity has been restored to several previously affected locations, while work continues to improve supply to the remaining areas.

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