Minister of Power apologises to Nigerians over outages, promises improvement in coming weeks

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, apologises for the power outages that have rocked the country since February 2026 and promises improvements in the coming weeks.

In a press conference on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, apologised to Nigerians for the incessant power outages that citizens have endured amidst the hot weather. '

The minister added that the government is leaving no stone unturned and promised that the situation will improve in the coming weeks.

"We want to apologise to the generality of Nigerians officially as the minister of power, for this temporary issue that is leading to hardship, especially in this dry season where there's so much heat everywhere....It's not our wish to find ourselves in this situation; it's just factors that are beyond our control," he said.

"But we are not relenting. We are working on it 24/7 to make sure that we go back to the trajectory of 2025, whereby you commended us for a good job," he added.

Adelabu added that the government's wish was to improve power supply, especially as the election year is just months away. He promised that the government is making all efforts to ensure that the target of generating 6,000MW is met before the end of the year.

We are close to the election year...I can assure you that in the next few weeks, all these will be over. Power generation will improve, transmissions will improve, distribution will improve, and that 6,000MW will be achieved before the end of this year," he promised.

Since the rainy season ended in late January and the hydro power stations no longer generate sufficient power, the country has had to rely on thermal power stations for the country's electricity needs. This has turned out to be a bitter experience for Nigerians as power supply drastically dropped over what the thermal power plants blamed on a shortage of gas supply.

In a recent interview, Dr. Joy Ogaji, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, stated that the debt owed by the power-generating companies to gas suppliers currently stands at 6.3 trillion naira. This has forced gas suppliers to halt their services, which led to the closure of several power-generating plants nationwide.

The poor power supply has led to protests in several states, including Osun, Edo, and Lagos, where residents have seen a rapid drop in power.