Power Outage: Tegbe Gives Nigerians Timeline For Electricity Supply Restoration

<blockquote><b>The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said that the power outages experienced in parts of the country will end within 48 to 72 hours.</b><br><br>He disclosed this in an update issued on Friday.<br><br><b>The power outages were caused by a shortage of gas supply to thermal power generation stations and planned maintenance at the Egbin Power Plant.</b><br><br>DAILY POST reports that the electricity disruption has led to reduced power supply in parts of the country, particularly Lagos State.<br><br>In the update, Tegbe said the government was working to return the affected generating units to service in phases.<br><br>He also said the government was working with operators to improve gas supply to thermal power plants and repair damaged infrastructure.<br><br>&quot;My team and I are working to return the affected generating units to service in phases, with the first units coming back online within the next 48 to 72 hours.<br><br>&quot;We are also working with operators to improve gas supply and accelerate repairs to the damaged infrastructure,&quot; he stated.<br><br>DAILY POST reports that Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company had blamed instability in the national grid for its inability to provide Band A electricity customers with at least 20 hours of power supply daily.<br><br>However, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in a statement, disagreed with Ikeja Electric over the actual cause of the outage affecting its Band A customers.<br><br>While the power outage persists, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has assured Nigerians that electricity supply would be restored.</blockquote>Source: <a rel=ugc href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/07/power-outage-tegbe-gives-nigerians-timeline-for-electricity-supply-restoration">https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/07/power-outage-tegbe-gives-nigerians-timeline-for-electricity-supply-restoration</a>