The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has assured Nigerians that electricity supply will improve before the end of 2026 as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to rehabilitate the national grid and expand off-grid renewable energy projects across the country.
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, United Nations Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility.
According to the minister, the programme has delivered 23 mini-grids across underserved communities in 15 states, providing electricity to about 20,000 households and more than 50,000 people, while also supporting agriculture and other productive activities.
Speaking at the event, Tegbe said the administration of President Bola Tinubu 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 said.
The minister, however, acknowledged that the country’s electricity challenges cannot be resolved immediately.
“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,” he stated.
Tegbe described renewable energy as a critical component of Nigeria’s power sector and disclosed plans to expand the initiative with 50 additional mini-grids aimed at providing electricity to another 50,000 households.
