The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has assured Nigerians that electricity supply will improve before the end of 2026 as the Federal Government rehabilitates the national grid and expands off-grid renewable energy projects to bridge the country’s energy access gap.
Tegbe gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja during the media launch of the Africa Mini-Grid Programme (AMP) Nigeria Pilot Project, implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
The programme has delivered 23 mini-grids across underserved communities in 15 states, providing electricity to about 20,000 households and over 50,000 people while supporting agriculture and other productive activities.
Speaking at the event, the minister said President Bola Tinubu’s administration remains committed to improving power supply despite decades of underinvestment in the sector.
“For the avoidance of doubt, before the end of this year, Nigerians will see a significant improvement in electricity delivery.”
He, however, noted that the country’s electricity challenges cannot be solved overnight.
“What was badly managed for 50 years cannot be resolved in six months. We are fixing the infrastructure, fixing the main grid, building off-grid assets where necessary and strengthening the resilience of the entire electricity network. The key thing is to give Nigerians electricity.”
Tegbe described renewable energy as an integral part of Nigeria’s power architecture and announced plans to expand the initiative with 50 additional mini-grids to provide electricity to another 50,000 households.
