By our Correspondent
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, says electricity delivery should be measured by the light that reaches homes, the machines that run in factories and the businesses that remain open.
Tegbe stated this at the Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit 2026 in Lagos on Tuesday.
He said the Federal Government had outlined a roadmap to achieve a more stable national grid, strengthen transmission capacity and attract fresh investment into the power sector.
According to him, the roadmap is built around four priorities: developing energy zones, strengthening sector liquidity, optimising existing assets and expanding infrastructure to meet future demand.
The minister also identified three priority economic energy corridors: Lagos–Ogun, Benin–Enugu–Port Harcourt and Abuja–Kaduna–Kano.
He explained that the three corridors corridors would align electricity generation, transmission and distribution with actual demand to ensure that reliable power supply drives industrial productivity and creates jobs.
Tegbe noted that, in a bid to boost investor confidence, the Federal Government, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had paid ₦1.23 trillion of the estimated ₦3.3 trillion in legacy debts accumulated in the power sector over more than a decade.
He added that the government was also blocking leakages that could create new liabilities.
“We are working to reduce losses and ease financial pressures in the sector through initiatives such as the Presidential Metering Initiative, the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme and the Meter Acquisition Fund”, the Minister said.
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to disciplined implementation, effective coordination and measurable performance that Nigerians could experience in their daily lives, in line with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
(GSF)
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