The Federal Government has announced the restoration of electricity supply to several parts of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following disruptions partly attributed to the vandalism of a critical 330-kilovolt (kV) transmission line.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this in an update posted on social media on Monday, confirming that the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line had been repaired and returned to service.
According to the minister, the restoration has significantly improved electricity supply to the Lagos electricity supply complex, with power delivery rising to more than 1,000 megawatts (MW), effectively returning the system to the level recorded before the disruption.
The development is expected to provide relief to electricity consumers, businesses and public institutions in the affected states, which had experienced interruptions in power supply following the incident.
Tegbe said the ministry had continued to coordinate with relevant stakeholders across the electricity value chain to ensure the restoration of normal supply and address outstanding disruptions in other affected locations.
He stated: “I would like to report that power has since been restored to many of the areas earlier affected by power disruptions, largely in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the FCT. Our teams continue to work to restore full supply to the remaining affected locations.
“The vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV power line has also been swiftly repaired and deployed to transmit power. This restoration helped to bring the total power supply to the Lagos Complex to over 1,000 megawatts, effectively normalising to the condition before the disruption.”
The minister added that the Federal Ministry of Power was working closely with generation companies (GenCos), the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to stabilise electricity supply and prevent further deterioration in service delivery.
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The incident has once again highlighted the vulnerability of Nigeria’s electricity transmission infrastructure to vandalism and other forms of sabotage, which continue to undermine grid reliability and disrupt electricity delivery to consumers.
The Benin-Egbin transmission corridor is particularly important to electricity evacuation and supply to Lagos and other parts of the South-West, making its restoration critical to improving power availability in the affected areas.
The Federal Government has repeatedly stressed the need to protect critical electricity infrastructure, noting that sustained improvements in generation capacity must be matched by reliable transmission and distribution networks.
Meanwhile, the ministry said efforts were ongoing to restore full electricity supply to all remaining affected locations and strengthen coordination among operators to sustain the improvement.
