Electricity restored to many areas affected by disruptions - Power minister

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said electricity has been restored to many areas affected by recent power disruptions in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Tegbe disclosed this in an update posted on his Facebook page on Monday, saying efforts were ongoing to restore electricity to the remaining affected areas.

The Minister also mentioned that the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV power line had been repaired and deployed to transmit electricity, helping to increase power supply to the Lagos Complex to over 1,000 megawatts.

According to him, the restoration has helped return power supply to the level recorded before the disruption.

The minister said the government was working with key stakeholders in the power sector, including generation companies, the system operator, the Transmission Company of Nigeria and distribution companies, to improve electricity supply.

Over the weekend, Tegbe promised that power supply will improve in affected states within 72 hours.