Beyond Apologies: Nigerians demand answers as power operators offer conflicting accounts of electricity crisis

Electricity distribution companies have apologised to Nigerians over persistent power shortages, acknowledging the hardship caused by weeks of inadequate electricity supply. The Managing Director of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, Sunday Oduntan, tendered the apology during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday.

He also criticised the renewed disagreements among electricity distribution companies, generation companies, transmission operators and gas suppliers over the causes of the deteriorating electricity supply. Oduntan said the industry was returning to the blame-shifting pattern experienced between 2016 and 2019. He questioned conflicting explanations from the Nigerian Independent System Operator and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. While NISO had attributed the supply difficulties partly to inadequate gas and reduced hydroelectric generation, NNPC disputed the gas-supply explanation. Oduntan insisted that the industry needed clarity on whether outstanding payments were affecting gas deliveries to power generation companies. He urged the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, to bring the relevant operators together and establish the actual causes of the crisis. The situation has particularly affected businesses and households already struggling with the cost of alternative electricity. Customers on higher electricity tariff bands have also questioned why their expected supply hours are not being delivered. Why it matters: An electricity market in which operators cannot agree on the causes of inadequate supply will struggle to deliver reliable power, regardless of tariff adjustments. 📰 Get Latest News Updates Join our Telegram group and receive breaking and trending news updates directly on your phone.

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