The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has announced the restoration of electricity 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 on the power situation posted on his social media handle on Monday, assuring Nigerians that efforts were ongoing to restore supply to the remaining 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 announced 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 stated.
According to Tegbe, the restoration of the transmission line helped boost electricity supply to the Lagos Complex to more than 1,000 megawatts, effectively returning it to the level recorded before the disruption.
He added that the Ministry of Power was working with key stakeholders in the electricity sector, including Generation Companies, the System Operator, the Transmission Company of Nigeria and Distribution Companies, to ensure a sustained and improved power supply.
“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 providing reliable electricity to Nigerians, stressing that improving power supply remained a priority.
“Our priority continues to be the provision of reliable electricity to Nigerians,” he added.
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