Speaking at a leadership retreat to inaugurate NISO’s top management in Abuja on Wednesday, Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Ayodeji Gbeleyi, said the target is achievable through improved transmission and distribution infrastructure, coupled with more efficient grid management.
Although Nigeria has an installed power generation capacity exceeding 14,000MW, daily generation has consistently remained below 5,500MW, largely due to infrastructural challenges and grid constraints.
“It’s not a tall order to believe that within 12 to 18 months, we can increase supply by at least 50%,” Gbeleyi stated.
“The generation capacity already exists—we must now strengthen grid capacity and scale up distribution.”
