Nigeria targets 70,000 MW of electricity by 2030
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
The Nigerian government is targeting electricity production of 70,000 megawatts by 2030, up from less than 5,000 megawatts currently, Electricity Minister Joseph Tegbe announced. The strategy is intended to meet demand from industry, households and data centres, according to his remarks at the Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit in Lagos.
The Nigerian government is targeting electricity generation capacity of 70,000 megawatts by 2030, Energy Minister Joseph Tegbe said on Tuesday at the 13th Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit in Lagos, Punch reports. The country has more than 13,000 MW of installed capacity but currently produces less than 5,000 MW.
To meet expected demand from industry, businesses, households and data centres, the government plans, among other measures, an East-West electricity grid programme to strengthen power transmission along the main economic corridors. Tegbe also said that 21 dams along the Sokoto-Badagry route had been identified for possible hydroelectric projects.
The government also intends to continue the Mambilla hydropower project and develop smaller facilities, particularly to support farming areas and processing hubs. It wants to coordinate these initiatives with states, regulators and private operators, the minister said.
The announcement follows Joseph Tegbe’s presentation of the electricity grid plan on 27 October, which outlined the government’s plans to strengthen infrastructure in Nigeria’s electricity grid.
