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Lagos — Nigeria’s electricity generation has climbed to a new peak of 5,330 megawatts, MW, with the Federal Government saying it has no immediate plan to increase electricity tariffs despite continuing pressure on the power sector.
Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this on Monday while presenting his 100-day scorecard in Abuja, saying generation and transmission had remained above 5,000MW in recent weeks. The latest peak represents a notable rise from the 3,700MW to 4,700MW range recorded before June.
Tegbe said the improvement was being driven by interventions to recover existing generation and transmission capacity, but acknowledged that higher national generation alone does not guarantee reliable electricity for every consumer.
“Operational record reports show generation and transmission above 5,000 MW over the past couple of weeks, compared to the 3,700 to 4,700 MW range before June, and a generation peak of 5,330 MW during August and September,” he said.
He added: “Our next task is to sustain these gains and translate them into more dependable supply at customer level. We are aware that a national peak alone cannot describe the experience of every community.”
The minister also ruled out an immediate electricity tariff increase, dismissing reports and claims suggesting that the Federal Government was preparing to raise rates.
“Without making a political statement, this is not a political statement. This government, the government of President Bola Tinubu, the government of the, where I am the Minister of Power, has no plans to increase tariffs,” Tegbe said.
“Anybody pondering around modifying videos or anything like that to insinuate that we are planning to increase tariffs, honestly speaking, it’s not true. So let me tell Nigerians today that this government has no plan to increase tariffs, and I am saying it in my capacity as the Minister of Power.”
Beyond generation, Tegbe said the ministry had focused on stabilising the electricity value chain, restoring market discipline and strengthening governance, with several interventions aimed at recovering stranded capacity.
He said the 375MW Alaoji open-cycle power plant had been restored to the national grid after three years offline. In Lagos, new transformers commissioned at Apapa, Ijora, Alausa and Lekki have unlocked 672MW of transmission capacity, while a new 300MVA transformer at Katampe in Abuja has unlocked another 240MW.
The minister said the immediate challenge was now to convert the improved generation and transmission figures into more consistent electricity supply for households and businesses, rather than allowing the gains to remain at the national-grid level.
