Nigeria’s power minister Adebayo Adelabu said the country’s national grid increased by 700 megawatts as the ministry almost completed the pilot phase of the project.
Adelabu made the announcement at a meeting with Gautier Mignot, Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria, in his office in Abuja.
As the Minister’s spokesman issued Bolaji Runji, Adelabu noted that the presidential power initiative’s increased transmission capacity, commonly known as the Siemens project, has successfully secured $2.3 billion in funding to enhance and modernize its transmission infrastructure.
Adelabu provides updates about the program, mentioning that the pilot phase is now 90% completed.
“We have installed nearly 90% of them and they are working.
“This has increased the transmission capacity by 700 MW, which is what we are seeing now in terms of relative stability in the transmission grid.” Adrab said.
He further said, “We have almost completed the pilot phase of the project, which involves importing, installation, commissioning and power of 10 power transformers nationwide, as well as another set of 10 mobile substations.”
He explained that before the 700 MW power plant was installed, it became unstable and caused a collapse whenever the national peak reached 5,000.
“Before that, when the supply of the grid went into 5,000, the grid was unstable; it vibrated, collapsed, all of that.
“Now, we have an average of 5,000, 7,000 and 8,000 MW. So it’s not accidental. It’s because of these activities of the government,” The minister added that the country has recently achieved two milestones: the highest average of 20,000 kWh of power consumption per day and the highest energy allocation is 5,801 MW.
“It achieved over 20,000 kWh, which has never been achieved before.
“Nigeria’s electricity supply industry has spread and distributed 5,801.63 MW of the highest energy source as the latest feat.” The statement further states.
Naija News It is reported that due to power grid problems, there have been two local power outages this year, with recent developments in the context of the country.
Although Nigeria’s transmission company said there were no grid failures in 2025, it also acknowledged that the country faced at least twelve grid collapses in 2024.
