Amid unreliable supply and power capacity hovering around 4,000MW with over 200 million population, Nigeria has made plans to reach a power capacity of 8,000MW within the next 18 months. He also mentioned the completion of the Kashimbila Dam Power Plant, contributing 40MW to the power capacity, pointing out that 10MW were already being utilised in the Taraba area, and that there was a surplus of 30 megawatts awaiting full integration into the national grid. He expressed confidence that enhancing the evacuation infrastructure would facilitate the seamless inclusion of the additional 30MW, ultimately improving the overall power supply. “In all, we have a total of almost over 13,000 MW capacity installed for power plants, both the hydro and the gas power plants. So, once all those hiccups are resolved, we can double electricity supply in Nigeria within a period of 12 to 18 months.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2024 10:26 UTC