Hope for Nigerians as minister of power reveals 150MW will be added to the power grid by year-end

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that an additional 150 megawatts will be added to Nigeria’s national grid before the end of 2024, as part of efforts to improve electricity supply.

Speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Adelabu highlighted the progress made under the Siemens-led Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).

According to him, “We have completed about 80% of the pilot stage, which includes the importation, installation, and commissioning of 10 power transformers and 10 power mobile substations.

These efforts have already added 750 megawatts to our grid capacity, and by year-end, an additional 150 megawatts will be realized upon full completion of the pilot phase.”

Adelabu also stressed the importance of the Siemens project in addressing the aging and fragile state of Nigeria’s power infrastructure.

The next phase of the initiative will focus on rehabilitating 14 existing substations and building 23 new ones across the country.

“We are transitioning to Phase One of the project, with the first batch of this phase already concluded in terms of commercial agreements,” he said.