Nigeria is prioritising three economic corridors for coordinated electricity infrastructure development as the Federal Government seeks to improve grid stability, reduce distribution losses and ensure more reliable power supply to businesses and households.
The corridors are Lagos-Ogun, Benin-Enugu-Port Harcourt and Abuja-Kaduna-Kano, according to the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, who outlined the strategy at the Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit 2026 in Lagos.
Tegbe said the approach would align power generation, transmission infrastructure, distribution capacity and identifiable electricity demand to improve delivery and support industrial productivity.
Speaking at the summit, themed “Strengthening Power Delivery Through Execution, Coordination and Performance,” the minister said the sector must move beyond designing reforms to delivering measurable improvements in electricity supply and market sustainability.
He identified gas supply constraints, overstretched transmission infrastructure, distribution losses and accumulated sector liabilities as major challenges requiring coordinated action across the electricity value chain.
Tegbe outlined four priorities for the sector: strengthening energy zones, improving liquidity and financial sustainability, optimising existing assets and expanding infrastructure to meet future demand.
On efforts to reduce technical and commercial losses, he cited the continued implementation of the Presidential Metering Initiative, the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme and the Meter Acquisition Fund.
He also said the government had paid ₦1.23 trillion out of an estimated ₦3.3 trillion in legacy sector liabilities, while taking steps to prevent further financial leakages and the accumulation of new debts.
The minister said the reforms, aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, were intended to translate improvements in the power sector into stronger industrial output, business growth, investment and job creation.
The Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit and Exhibition 2026, which runs from October 27 to 29 at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, brings together energy companies, technology providers and industry stakeholders to examine solutions and investment opportunities across the power and wider energy value chain.