Nigeria’s electricity output rises to 4,300MW in two weeks — FG

Nigeria’s electricity generation climbed to 4,300 megawatts between March 28 and April 10, up from 3,951MW, the Federal Government said on Sunday, attributing the improvement to increased gas supply to thermal power plants.

The Minister of Power’s Special Adviser on Strategic Communications, Bolaji Tunji, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, noting that the rise fulfilled a pledge made by Minister Adebayo Adelabu at a Power Sector Working Group meeting, where he had promised improved electricity supply within two weeks.

Tunji said gas supply to thermal plants grew from roughly 605 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) to over 704 mmscfd within the same period, directly driving the uptick in generation.

He added that mechanical availability peaked at over 7,796MW in early April, while operational availability rose from about 4,208MW to a peak of over 4,694MW — indicating better efficiency in converting available gas into power.

“Despite minor fluctuations recorded on some days, the overall trajectory points to a gradual recovery in the power sector, driven largely by improved gas supply and better coordination among critical stakeholders,” Tunji said.

To sustain the gains, Adelabu recently inaugurated a Gas-to-Power Monitoring Committee tasked with real-time oversight of gas supply, resolving delivery bottlenecks, and improving coordination between gas producers and power generation companies.

“We are not there yet, but we will continue to ensure measurable improvements,” Tunji said.

Separately, the minister received the newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), Olusegun Adesayo, and board chairman Ikechi Nwosu, urging the new leadership to grow the agency’s Internally Generated Revenue and reduce dependence on government allocations for operational costs.

Adelabu also directed NEMSA to establish meter testing centres across all geopolitical zones and called for closer collaboration between the agency and the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria to address a shortage of meter installers — a gap he said was slowing efforts to bridge the country’s meter deficit.

He assured the new management of his full cooperation and said the agency’s complete board would be inaugurated soon.