Power Minister Adelabu Announces Nigeria Generated 5,000MW in May

Nigeria produced 5,000 Mega Watts of power in May 2024, a considerable increase over earlier years.

During the second day of the ministerial sectoral update for the current government held in Abuja, this was revealed by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu.

According to Adelabu, this accomplishment demonstrates the government’s dedication to improving the country’s electrical infrastructure and is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope program, which aims to provide dependable and sustainable electricity.

Increased power output is anticipated to stabilize the grid and lessen dependency on generators by addressing problems like frequent outages and inadequate capacity.

In April, the Minister said that the Federal Government has completed its plans to increase power generation from 4,000 Mega Watts to 6,000 Mega Watts by the end of 2024.

Adelabu bemoaned the excessive reliance on the national grid and pointed out that a new goal of 10–12,000 transmission capacity has been set for the following three years.

He claims that the Tinubu-led administration is committed to ending the 4,000 MW curse, which dates back several decades before he was named the 47th minister of power.

In recent years, Nigerians have seen numerous national grid collapses.

Six power grid collapses in Nigeria occurred in 2024, according to information previously released by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

The nation’s repeated grid collapse occurrences are attributed to a scarcity of gas for power generation and vandalism of the power infrastructure.