Photo: A 330kV-class transmission tower — file photo, Wikimedia Commons
Electricity supply has been restored to many areas in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory after the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line was repaired and returned to service, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said.
In an update on Monday, the minister said supply to the Lagos Complex is back above 1,000 megawatts, its level before the disruption.
"I would like to report that power has since been restored to many of the areas earlier affected… Our teams continue to work to restore full supply to the remaining affected locations," Tegbe said.
- The Benin-Egbin line normally delivers 300 to 400 megawatts into the Lagos network
- Maintenance at Egbin and the line loss together cost the grid about 800 megawatts
- Distribution company allocation had fallen to about 2,926 megawatts on November 5, on gas supply and hydro inflow constraints reported by the system operator
Why generation rising has not ended the outages
Vanguard reported on Tuesday that national generation rose to 4,020.41 megawatts on Monday — output from 20 plants as of 1pm, per the Nigerian Independent System Operator — up from about 3,500 megawatts, but that the increase "has yet to translate into adequate supply," with outages continuing in some areas.
The distinction matters for households: a repaired line and higher generation improve what enters the network, but distribution-level faults and allocation shortfalls still decide what reaches individual homes.
What happens next
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has committed to completing the Osogbo-Ikeja West 330kV line — which would add about 400 megawatts of wheeling capacity and has been out of full service for about 18 months — by the end of November. The minister said restoration work continues in the remaining affected locations.
Credit: ThisDay report of November 9, 2026, and Vanguard report of November 10, 2026.
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