Nigeria is targeting 6,000 megawatts of electricity generation by the end of the year as part of efforts to improve power supply to homes, businesses and communities across the country.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this while commissioning upgraded power substations in the Alausa and Lekki areas of Lagos.
Tegbe said; “the Nigerian Government was making concerted efforts to ensure improved and more reliable electricity supply across the country.”
He reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to providing stable, adequate and accessible electricity to boost economic development.
The project is part of a recent upgrade of power substations undertaken by the Transmission Company of Nigeria to strengthen electricity transmission and improve supply in Lagos, the country’s commercial hub.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulaziz, said; “the newly commissioned substations in Lekki and Alausa would enable distribution companies to supply electricity to more than 170,000 households and businesses in Lagos and parts of Ogun State.”
The two upgraded substations have a combined capacity of 356 megawatts for bulk electricity transmission to distribution companies for onward supply to end users.
According to Abdulaziz, the upgrades will also strengthen the transmission network and enhance the reliability and availability of bulk power supply.
