Power generation in Nigeria remains below expected levels, despite Adelabu assuring an end to outages within two weeks. Although there have been slight gains, supply has largely stayed between 3,000 and 4,000 megawatts, leaving many households and businesses without electricity and raising doubts about the feasibility of the minister’s timeline.
Checks revealed that though marginal improvement had been reported in a few places, many Nigerians are still in darkness, hoping for a time when power would be restored in their areas.
Recall that Nigerians have been thrown into darkness in the past weeks due to gas shortages. Power distribution companies have repeatedly apologised to their customers, pledging them reliefs that were not forthcoming.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Joy Ogaji, said the gas companies have told GenCos that they would no longer supply gas to thermal plants unless payments were made.
Apologising for the erratic power supply two weeks ago at a press conference in Abuja, Adelabu said, “I want to apologise to Nigerians, officially now, coming from me as the minister of power, for this temporary issue that is leading to hardship being experienced, especially during this dry season, where there is so much heat everywhere.