₦airaland Forum

allthingsgood:
Nobody can save this electricity situation.

The only solution is to ban all generator importation. The generator importers are the ones sabotaging Nigeria. They will never let light be stable. Generator in Nigeria is a trillion naira business

Soon you'll say ban importation of solar inverters, batteries and solar panels.

Ofunaofu:
This is the lie Adelabu wants to use to railroad himself into the Agodi Government House in Oyo State.

Oyo people should not allow a failure like him anywhere near the reins of government or they’ll regret it deeply.

They’ve been warned.

Oyo State has capable individuals

Until he became the minister, there was no band A. He did well, in fact the best of all. Where did they get power to create band A. It was during his tenure that Nigerians were rejecting 24 hours light saying that they preferred band C package. Hospitals and universities were begging for reduction of their tariff. Many estates that used to use 3 generators are no longer using any. I then asked this question, did they build new power plants? No. The man will do wonders in Oyo State. All the estates with band A are now very expensive because of band A

6Tinubus is just a thief nothing more, nothing less. Old man still stealing money even as he walks closely to his grave. Disgusting entity . You will be swiftly forgotten like your predecessor Buhari. Even Buhari has become a better president than you. Master strategists my foot

adenigga:
Nigeria’s former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, claimed that electricity generation in the country peaked at over 6,000 megawatts (MW) during his tenure.

The minister, who resigned last week, also stated that available generation capacity was between 3,500MW and 4,500MW when he assumed office in August 2023. The claim was made in his resignation letter dated April 22, 2026 with reference number FMP/HM/SGF/026/I/001.


“When I assumed office in 2023, the power sector was confronted with significant structural and operational challenges. Available generation capacity was between 3,500 and 4,500 megawatts despite an installed capacity of over 13,000 megawatts.”


Daily Trust- FACT CHECK: Did Nigeria’s power generation exceed 6,000MW as Adelabu claimed?

Adebayo Adelabu

[b]“However, under your visionary leadership and the Renewed Hope Agenda, the sector has recorded measurable progress across the entire electricity value chain. Key achievements during this period include the successful implementation of the Electricity Act 2023, which has decentralized the electricity market and created a more investment-friendly framework. Peak generation has increased to over 6,000 megawatts, supported by the integration of the Zungeru Hydropower Plant and the rehabilitation of several thermal power assets,” [/b]he said.


To verify the claim, Daily Trust obtained electricity generation data from the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), covering quarterly performance from 2023 to 2025 and monthly data from January to March 2026.

Nigeria’s power sector has long struggled with inadequate and unreliable electricity supply despite repeated reforms and policy interventions. Installed capacity has consistently exceeded 13,000MW, yet actual electricity delivered to consumers remains far lower due to constraints in generation, transmission, and distribution.

No evidence of 6,000MW peak generation

Data from APGC shows that Nigeria’s grid never recorded a verified peak generation of 6,000MW or higher within the reviewed period: 2023: Peak ~5,000MW; 2024: Peak ~5,528MW; 2025: Peak ranged between ~5,300MW and ~5,801MW and 2026 (early months): Available capacity declined to ~4,089MW by March.

While generation approached the 6,000MW mark, it did not surpass it based on verified industry records.

NERC data shows fluctuating capacity, not sustained growth

Quarterly data from NERC indicates a volatile pattern.

Average Generation Capacity rose to 4,922MW in Q4 2023 shortly after Adelabu assumed office from 4211.44MW in Q3, 2023. It dropped to 4,249MW in Q1 2024, recovered to ~5,296MW by Q4 2024 and then ~5,430MW in Q3 2025 before declining to ~4,089MW by March 2026.

This trend reflects inconsistency rather than a sustained breakthrough in generation performance.

Experts warn against misinterpreting “peak generation”

According to APGC CEO, Joy Ogaji, confusion often arises from mixing different power sector metrics:

Installed capacity: ~13,000–14,000MW
Available capacity: ~4,900–7,300MW
Peak generation: ~5,000–5,800MW
Average delivered power: ~4,100–4,600MW


These figures are not interchangeable. Peak generation represents a momentary high point, not sustained output.

For instance, even when peak generation reached about 5,528MW in 2024, average supply remained around 4,100–4,200MW, revealing a significant gap between potential and actual delivery.

Structural constraints limit real output

Although Nigeria’s power generation has approached 6,000MW under optimal conditions, there is no verified evidence that it exceeded that threshold during Adelabu’s tenure.

Verdict: False

[i]The claim that Nigeria’s power generation peaked at over 6,000MW is not supported by verified industry data. Although Nigeria’s average available generation stood slightly above 4000MW when Adelabu assumed office, Peak generation remained below the 6000MW mark, while average electricity supply continued to lag significantly behind installed capacity.[/i


Source: https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-nigerias-power-generation-exceed-6000mw-as-adelabu-claimed

Nonesense!!

allthingsgood:
Story. How many people can afford solar It will still take decades and even the solar inverter still needs nepa light to charge

The question should be how many people can afford fuel to their generator in this country Nigeria.

Like I said,you are living in the past.

sooperrescue:
Until he became the minister, there was no band A. He did well, in fact the best of all. Where did they get power to create band A. It was during his tenure that Nigerians were rejecting 24 hours light saying that they preferred band C package. Hospitals and universities were begging for reduction of their tariff. Many estates that used to use 3 generators are no longer using any. I then asked this question, did they build new power plants? No. The man will do wonders in Oyo State. All the estates with band A are now very expensive because of band A

From your post I can see that you are in support of the segregation of Nigerians. Instead of compulsory metering of the whole nation and making sure that laid down laws against bypassing and non usage of meters are strictly adhered to. You are here talking band A nonsense. So only people in expensive estates have the right to use electricity?

allthingsgood:
Nobody can save this electricity situation.

The only solution is to ban all generator importation. The generator importers are the ones sabotaging Nigeria. They will never let light be stable. Generator in Nigeria is a trillion naira business

Your messiah the faaake certttifficcate holder never gave such excuse. He said in London that " if he is unable to provide 24hrs electricity during his first snatch and grab maladministration, no one especially data boiz like you should grab and snatch on his behalf in 2027

Understand ?

Even if it did, that can only give everyone on the grid less than ten hours of power.

For us to have 24 hours of power a day...for everyone currently on the grid, we need 35000 mw. For EVERYONE IN NIGERIA...not just those on the grid, everyone...to have light all the time, it goes up to 88-90000mw

allthingsgood:
Nobody can save this electricity situation.

The only solution is to ban all generator importation. The generator importers are the ones sabotaging Nigeria. They will never let light be stable. Generator in Nigeria is a trillion naira business

I think Constant Electricity availability in nigeria is affected by 3 things.
1. Generator sellers
2. Diesel sellers
3. And the corrupt officials that collect bribe from the two above to sabotage light to make people constantly buy Diesel and generators

Dangote's ordeal comes to mind ..he was being frustrated until he started exposing the official that pays millions of dollars school fees for his children to go and school abroad

dododawa1:
ADELABU

is

lie muhammed

Unfortunately for him,he can't reel out Any Statistics of his Performance Cards ♦️,as a FORMER POLITICIAN !
-For example,
1• How many Prepaid -Metres was Purchased and Installed For NIGERIANS,during his time -as a Minister of Power ?
2• How many Transformers -Were Purchased By Govt- and Installed And at which States and Which Areas ?
3• What Was His Ministry Budget,
- How Much 💰- Was Received ⁉️,
- How Much Was Spent And On What?
- What Was left Unspent in the Budget?
- Power Sector/ DISCOS 🕯️ 🚨,is just like the NNPC - the more you look...!
But President -Tinubu said ,' he will Provide Power ' and Adelabu Could Not do so, but yet those who appointed him allowed him to go scott Free !
Absolute Incompetent Sector and Only Tinubu Can Tell Nigerians Why it is so!

Shameless people
While ordinary south Africa is doing more than 250k, and China doing millions, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WHINING ABOUT 6K FOR OVER A DECADE.

BarrElChapo:
One of the worst if not the worst minister of Power, we’ve ever had.

Although I’ll blame BAT who gave a career bank that portfolio.

He is better by far than Fashola who refused to confirm what Adelabu Penkelemess confirmed courageously- that 75% of Nigerians have adequate power as promised by A-looter Propaganda Congress, APC 11 years ago when they asked that we give their 2011 expired Buhari, the job of president.

Do you blame Buhari for Fashola's failure as a lawyer in charge of the power ministry?

By the way, is Dangote an engineer to own cement factories, refinery etc

LabStores:
Shameless people

While ordinary south Africa is doing more than 250k, and China doing millions, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WHINING ABOUT 6K FOR OVER A DECADE.

Do rich and posh SA people drink water from shitty boreholes too

InvertedHammer:
/
It is by far better than Enugu.

500 gallons of water go for N20k. Multiply by 4 in a month, that's N80k. By extrapolation, that's N960k in a year on water alone. Why? Because the governor believes that clean and accessible water is the least of his worries. Yet they prance around like Enugu is Abuja even though the red muddy soil will have residents looking like they went tomb-raiding at night.

But then, considering where it was before Peter Mba, one can understand the accolades being that he moved the town from 16th Century to 17th Century but not anywhere near 20th Century. 21st Century is a stretch. EEDC? The worst of all.

/

@@@@@
@@@@@@@@

fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.”

While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added that treatment of waste water would eradicate any form of disease that may arise from it.

He said, “On waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water.’

https://punchng.com/video-everyone-digging-borehole-in-lekki-is-probably-drinking-shit-water-lagos-govt/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMABDJjbGNrAwAEK2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEewOd7728C0FSKQJNWar4yKRxNpNKt1owSlw47y57FKAux2QxvQL24Iu18rtw_aem_3kB5Sd2GjpdqjN6zFuIs7w

ceejay80s:
u guys should drop this adelabu joke, he is a failure and has resigned, he is just useless and I pity Oyo people he wants to govern

APC won't even give him the ticket.

Yoruba!
Hmmm.

allthingsgood:
Nobody can save this electricity situation.

The only solution is to ban all generator importation. The generator importers are the ones sabotaging Nigeria. They will never let light be stable. Generator in Nigeria is a trillion naira business

Because your god failed at something doesn't mean no one can succeed there

And what's the relationship between power failure and generator. How many times have there been vandalism and it was traced to generator importers?
There's nothing one won't hear from you lots. Soon you will blame solar installers. It's a matter of time

MarketDispatch:
I think Constant Electricity availability in nigeria is affected by 3 things.
1. Generator sellers
2. Diesel sellers
3. And the corrupt officials that collect bribe from the two above to sabotage light to make people constantly buy Diesel and generators

Dangote's ordeal comes to mind ..he was being frustrated until he started exposing the official that pays millions of dollars school fees for his children to go and school abroad

See another one
Can you give any evidence to your claim that generator and diesel sellers are sabotaging power in Nigeria?
What about solar installers? Are you sure they are not also sabotaging power?

If yes, who used it. Was he the one swallowing the power?, because Nigerians dod not see light oo.

ceejay80s:
u guys should drop this adelabu joke, he is a failure and has resigned, he is just useless and I pity Oyo people he wants to govern

Ministerial and gubernitarian stuff is different.

This guy is shameless n stupid...
You were appointed to oversee a ministry that is far above your intellectual capability n claimed what does not exist...How ungodly does it sound to give a job that is meant for a core Engineer to an accountant...Does he understand what he's talking about.. Nigeria is a mere joke..

Kukutente23:
See another one
Can you give any evidence to your claim that generator and diesel sellers are sabotaging power in Nigeria?
What about solar installers? Are you sure they are not also sabotaging power?

Solar only started expanding in recent years. After 66 years (1960–2026), Nigeria still cannot provide steady electricity to its citizens. At this point, people are right to question the interests benefiting from this failure.

An average of 900MW is wasted between average generation and actual dispatch. This waste is not part of spinning reserve.

This is gas burned for no purpose, and billed still to consumers.

No wonder the government and Gencos can't reconcile their books.

allthingsgood:
Nobody can save this electricity situation.

The only solution is to ban all generator importation. The generator importers are the ones sabotaging Nigeria. They will never let light be stable. Generator in Nigeria is a trillion naira business

This comment is dumb

The failure that want to become a governor

HE WANT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR

MarketDispatch:
Solar only started expanding in recent years. After 66 years (1960–2026), Nigeria still cannot provide steady electricity to its citizens. At this point, people are right to question the interests benefiting from this failure.

People will be daft to think there's any interest other than govt incompetence
Buying generator is not by force. It is a response to poor power supply not a demand for alternatives
Power distribution and generation is private so why will you allow a gen importer to sabotage your business? How does it make sense

allthingsgood:
Nobody can save this electricity situation.

The only solution is to ban all generator importation. The generator importers are the ones sabotaging Nigeria. They will never let light be stable. Generator in Nigeria is a trillion naira business

ban generator importers will improve light how??
Are you still living in stone age?. you never heard of solar?
Come out of 1960s boi

Reference:
Na so. Every government and it's propaganda. When the next government comes it will downgrade that 6003 claimed and set it's own records.

Why not let the patrons decide how sweet the soup you serve in your restaurant is. Who will boldly say power has improved as dramatically as those figures suggest despite paying nearly triple the tariffs over the past decade.

In honesty and truth and with my years I'm nigeria expect when I travel out.... it these regime I witness 24hrs in Nigeria or worst 26hrs of light thou these year the light was really messed up but we still had worse 8hrs light.

That guy na clown

If this man gets in as governor then I’ll know that Nigerians are dealing with a serious spiritual problem

princepee:
ban generator importers will improve light how??
Are you still living in stone age?. you never heard of solar?
Come out of 1960s boi

Go sleep. You know nothing

AwkaFinest:
From your post I can see that you are in support of the segregation of Nigerians. Instead of compulsory metering of the whole nation and making sure that laid down laws against bypassing and non usage of meters are strictly adhered to. You are here talking band A nonsense. So only people in expensive estates have the right to use electricity?

The bypassers are in lekki and not Agege. Who would have thought that there will be power supply for 20 hours in lagos.?