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Power Restored to Lagos, Ogun, Three Other Areas After Line Vandalism – Minister of Power
Power Restored to Lagos, Ogun, Three Other Areas After Line Vandalism – Minister of Power
The vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line has been repaired and returned to service, according to the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe.
Electricity supply to the Lagos Complex has risen above 1,000MW, restoring it to the level recorded before the disruption.
The government expects the Osogbo-Ikeja West transmission line, capable of delivering an additional 400MW to Lagos, to be restored by the end of November.
November 10, () – The Federal Government says electricity supply has been restored to several areas in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory following disruptions caused partly by the vandalism of a critical 330-kilovolt transmission line.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this in an update posted on social media on Monday, saying the vandalised Benin-Egbin transmission line had been repaired and returned to service.
According to the minister, the restoration has increased electricity supply to the Lagos Complex to more than 1,000 megawatts, bringing the network back to the level recorded before the disruption.
The development follows days of electricity interruptions that affected households, businesses, and public institutions, particularly in Lagos and the FCT.
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Benin-Egbin line repaired as supply improves
Tegbe said electricity had been restored to many of the areas affected by the outages, although work was continuing to reconnect the remaining locations.
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“I would like to report that power has since been restored to many of the areas earlier affected by power disruptions, largely in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the FCT. Our teams continue to work to restore full supply to the remaining affected locations,” he said.
He added that the repair of the Benin-Egbin 330kV line had helped improve power transmission to the Lagos Complex.
“The vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV power line has also been swiftly repaired and deployed to transmit power.
“This restoration helped to bring the total power supply to the Lagos Complex to over 1,000 megawatts, effectively normalising to the condition before the disruption,” the minister said.
He said the ministry was working with generation companies, the system operator, the Transmission Company of Nigeria and electricity distribution companies to prevent further deterioration in electricity supply.
The latest update follows the minister’s earlier explanation that planned maintenance at Egbin Power Station, inadequate gas supply to some thermal power plants and damage to transmission infrastructure had combined to reduce electricity available on the national grid.
In a statement last Friday, Tegbe said the constraints had forced grid operators to implement load shedding in some areas to manage the reduced supply.
He also disclosed that the sabotage of key transmission lines had restricted alternative routes for delivering electricity, particularly to Lagos.
Osogbo-Ikeja line could add 400MW
Beyond the repaired Benin-Egbin route, the government is working to restore the Osogbo-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line, which has been out of service for about 18 months.
Speaking on a television programme, Tegbe said the line could deliver an additional 400MW to Lagos but had been affected by the vandalism of about six transmission towers in a swampy area.
He said the government had secured a commitment from the TCN to complete the restoration by the end of November.
The proposed repair is expected to strengthen electricity transmission into Lagos by restoring another route for delivering power to the state.
The latest disruptions have again highlighted the vulnerability of Nigeria’s transmission infrastructure, where damage to critical lines can restrict the movement of electricity even when generating capacity is available.
For households and businesses, the restoration of the Benin-Egbin line provides relief, while the completion of the Osogbo-Ikeja West route could improve the resilience of supply to Lagos.
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