FG approves East, West super grids to raise transmission capacity to 19,000MW.
•Pays N1.23trn of N3.3trn power sector debt By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—THE Federal Government said yesterday it has approved the commencement of procurement for the proposed East and West super grids, as part of efforts to strengthen the national electricity network and raise transmission capacity from about 5,000 megawatts to 19,000MW within two years.
Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He explained that the projects would improve grid resilience and enable the country evacuate more electricity to consumers.
“The East and West Super Grids are not projects for one part of the country. They cut across the north and south of Nigeria, strengthening the backbone that must carry power from where it is generated to where it is needed,’’ he said. The initiative is designed to address one of the sector’s central contradictions: Nigeria has more than 13,000MW of available generation capacity, but its transmission network can reliably wheel only about 5,000MW. Tegbe said the super grids would improve resilience, reduce grid instability and allow more electricity to reach homes, businesses and industries.
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