Minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigeria’s power generation increased by 34 percent in 2024.
Adelabu spoke during a budget defence session with the senate committee on power on Monday.
The minister said his administration inherited an average generation capacity of 4,100 megawatts (MW) in 2023 and raised it to 5,528 MW by the end of 2024.
“I can tell you authoritatively that by the end of 2024, we had a peak generation of 5,528 MW of power from 4,100 MW of plants,” Adelabu said.
“And the reason for this is not far-fetched. We know that we added a new hydroelectric power dam, Zungeru, of 700 MW, and also there was a tremendous increase in the generation by other existing power generating companies, mainly hydro and thermal plants.”
He also said while the initial target was 6,000 MW, unforeseen challenges such as grid disturbances towards the end of the year prevented him from achieving it.
Adelabu, however, added that the shortfall was minimal.
