Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has apologized to Nigerians over the persistent power outages recorded across the country in recent weeks.
Adelabu tendered the apology on Tuesday, March 24, during a
press conference in Abuja. Discos have blamed the decline in power supply to
limited gas supply to thermal power plants.
While speaking at the press conference, Adelabu acknowledged
the impact of the outages, particularly during the dry season when electricity
demand for cooling has surged.
“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,” he
said
He noted that the situation has negatively affected key
sectors of the economy.
“Businesses
are being affected, schools have been affected, and industries have been
affected. It is not our wish to find ourselves in this situation, but it is due
to some factors that are actually beyond our control,” Adelabu added.
He assured Nigerians that efforts are underway to restore
stable power supply, giving a timeline for improvement.
According to him, electricity supply is expected to begin
improving within the next two weeks, following commitments from gas suppliers
and ongoing repairs on critical infrastructure.
“I can tell
you, with the committee that we have set up, and commitments from gas
suppliers, and the timeline for repair of the gas pipelines, two weeks from
now, we should start seeing improvements in supply” he said
He also disclosed that a special committee has been set up
to monitor compliance with domestic gas supply obligations by gas producers, a
longstanding challenge affecting electricity generation.
“We already
have a committee that is working on this to track compliance with the domestic
supply obligations of these gas companies to our power plants,” he said
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