In The Next 1 to 2 months, We’ll Commence Infrastructure Replacement Across Our Grid —Power Minister

The Federal Government is expected to commence the replacement of critical electricity transmission infrastructure across Nigeria within the next one to two months as part of efforts to improve the reliability of the national power grid.

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this during an interview on TVC News on Monday, November 9, 2026, while providing an update on the technical assessment of the country’s electricity transmission network.

Tegbe explained that the government had embarked on a comprehensive technical audit to identify the major weaknesses affecting different sections of the national grid.

According to him, the exercise had been ongoing for approximately one month, with preliminary findings already revealing several infrastructure-related problems.

The minister said the assessment showed that the challenges were not the same across all locations. While some areas had transmission towers requiring repairs or replacement, others were experiencing problems involving insulators, conductors and relays.

He stressed that identifying the exact nature of the faults was important to prevent the government from spending money on components that were not responsible for the problems.

Tegbe explained that investing in the wrong equipment could result in wasted resources without addressing the actual weaknesses within the transmission network.

According to him, the ongoing audit was providing officials with a clearer understanding of the specific interventions required along major transmission routes across the country.

He identified the Benin-Egbin, Oshogbo-Ikeja West and Lafia corridors as some of the areas where the technical assessment had helped establish the nature of the infrastructure challenges.

Tegbe noted that having detailed information about the condition of each corridor would allow the government to plan its interventions more effectively and ensure that available funds were directed towards the most urgent requirements.

The minister further revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved funding support for the planned infrastructure replacement programme. He expressed optimism that the financial commitment would enable the Ministry of Power to move from assessment to actual implementation within the next couple of months.

He stated that the replacement exercise would cover different parts of the national grid, rather than being restricted to one particular transmission route.

Tegbe also commended President Tinubu for his support, describing the President as highly committed to efforts aimed at resolving the country’s electricity challenges.

He suggested that a more organised and systematic approach to identifying and addressing infrastructure problems was necessary to achieve lasting improvements in the power sector.

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