NewzBy Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile The Federal Government and Lagos State Government have agreed to establish joint committees to coordinate interventions aimed at improving electricity supply and working towards 24-hour power availability in Lagos. The decision was reached on Monday at the Ministerial Implementation Retreat on the Clean Lagos Electricity Market (CLEM), held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Marina. Speaking at the retreat, Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said Lagos had been selected as a pilot for an approach that would later be extended to other major energy corridors across the country.
Tegbe said the Federal Government was focusing on three major energy zones — the Lagos axis, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano corridor and Enugu-Port Harcourt axis — as part of efforts to address electricity supply challenges. He noted that the Lagos axis alone accounts for between 40 and 50 per cent of Nigeria’s electricity demand, making it a strategic starting point for efforts to improve supply. The minister said the retreat examined issues around market structure, regulation, technical requirements and operations, with discussions covering immediate, medium-term and long-term measures.
Some of them are going to take action immediately, quick wins, some of them. I believe that Nigerians will start to see some differences in Lagos axis as far as power supply is actually manifested,” Tegbe said. He announced that a Joint Technical Working Committee would be constituted and co-chaired by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and the Managing Director of the Lagos State Independent System Operator (LAISO).
The committee will include representatives of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Federal Ministry of Power, LAISO and Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC), among other relevant institutions. Tegbe also announced the creation of a Steering Committee to supervise implementation of the agreed measures, with Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as chairman and the minister as co-chairman. Other members will include the Special Adviser on Power, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Power and the Lagos State Commissioner for Energy, Biodun Ogunleye.
Lagos accounts for 40-50% of national electricity demand — Minister By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile LAGOS — The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government have established joint committees to drive interventions aimed at achieving 24-hour electricity supply in Lagos, with the state serving as a pilot for similar efforts in other major energy corridors across the country. The agreement was reached on Monday at the Ministerial Implementation Retreat on the Clean Lagos Electricity Market, CLEM, held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Marina. Speaking at the retreat, which was attended by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said the initiative was part of the Federal Government’s strategy to focus on three major energy zones and corridors — the Lagos axis, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano and Enugu-Port Harcourt.
Tegbe said the Lagos axis alone accounts for about 40 to 50 per cent of Nigeria’s electricity demand, making it a key focus of the government’s efforts to ultimately provide 24-hour electricity supply. He said discussions at the retreat focused on the market structure, regulatory framework, as well as technical and operational issues required to address electricity supply challenges in the immediate, medium and long terms. Tegbe announced the establishment of a Joint Technical Working Committee, to be co-chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Energy, and the Managing Director of the Lagos State Independent System Operator, LAISO.
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