Tinubu Order Release Of 300 Containers Of Power Equipment Trapped For Wharf For 20 Years

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don issue urgent order make Customs, NPA, and Ministry of Power clear over 300 containers filled with electricity equipment wey don dey trap inside Nigerian ports for 14 to 20 years.

The move na part of big plan to fix Naija national grid and jump transmission capacity from 5,000MW to 19,000MW!

Minister of Power, Olasunkanmi Tegbe, drop the news on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting wey President Tinubu preside over for State House, Abuja.

Tegbe describe the long delay as unacceptable, explaining say past administrations abandon the containers for port because dem fail to settle outstanding storage charges and clear Customs procedures.

Now, President Tinubu don order the Ministry of Power, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) make dem reconcile all outstanding money and clear the equipment sharp-sharp.

"The President don direct us make we resolve the outstanding issues and bring this prolonged delay to an end. Once cleared, technical experts go inspect the equipment to know the ones wey still good for deployment and the ones wey don spoil." — Olasunkanmi Tegbe, Minister of Power
 

Along with the port clearance order, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) don give green light to start procurement for the proposed East and West Super Grids project. This mega transmission project dey aimed at expanding Nigeria’s electricity transmission capacity from the current ~5,000 megawatts straight to 19,000MW within two years, connecting key corridors from Sokoto through Abuja down to Southern Nigeria. To tackle immediate transmission bottlenecks, FEC also approve three emergency projects, including new transmission lines for Katampe inside Abuja, three massive 300MVA power transformers for Ikeja West in Lagos, and the reconstruction of the 35.6km Itumola-Mapasin-Shagamu line along the Lagos-Shagamu industrial axis.

To clear the heavy financial debt choking power generation, Minister of Power Olasunkanmi Tegbe reveal say the Federal Government don release ₦1.23 trillion out of the ₦3.3 trillion owed to gas suppliers and generation companies to stabilize gas supply across the country. Alongside this financial payout, construction don officially start on a brand-new National Control Centre in Osogbo to replace the old facility wey dem build 64 years ago, ensuring modern real-time grid monitoring and management.

Finally, government don expand alternative energy and infrastructure upgrades across the country through an ongoing technical audit across three major energy zones: Lagos, Abuja-Kano, and Enugu-Benin. On top renewable energy, 14 federal universities and 5 teaching hospitals don already receive operational 1MW to 5MW solar mini-grids, with 11 additional universities currently loading through TETFund to ensure steady power for higher institutions and healthcare facilities.