Nigeria will reach 20,000 megawatts in 2026 – Minister

According to Bayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, the Federal Government aims to produce 20,000 MW of electricity by 2026 and 60,000 MW by 2060.

The minister made this announcement while visiting the National Control Centre of the Transmission Company of Nigeria on Friday in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.

Adelabu discussed the ministry’s short- and long-term goals for boosting Nigeria’s power production, transmission, and distribution.

Like I told you, Nigeria aspires to achieve at least 60,000 megawatts, or 60 gigawatts, of electrical capacity by the year 2060. The mid-term goal is to reach 30,000 megawatts of power by 2030.

However, as I pointed out in one of the sessions I attended, even though we are on track to accomplish this, considering the experiences of other nations who are even able to attain over 100,000 megawatts within 40 to 50 years, this is not a difficult goal for Nigeria to meet.

“We have targets for power generation capacity, distribution capacity, and transmission capacity. We ought to be able to produce 20,000 megawatts of electricity by 2026.

He further stated that two additional power substations would be built over the course of the following few months thanks to the Federal Government’s presidential power plan.

Adelabu also issued a warning that any employee found to be undermining government initiatives in the power sector will be held accountable.

He also disclosed the formation of a panel to look into the circumstances behind the recent fire at the TCN power substation in Birnin Kebbi.