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Nigeria’s grid struggles with blackouts despite new laws and power generation, due to outdated infrastructure and poor management.
Nigeria ranks 15th in Africa on electricity regulation but still faces severe power shortages, with only 43% of people connected to the grid.
Despite passing a 2023 Electricity Act to decentralize power management and generating over 12,000 MW—much of it unused—aging, poorly maintained transmission infrastructure causes frequent nationwide blackouts.
The federal government controls transmission, yet systemic failures persist due to weak enforcement, inconsistent regulation, and underinvestment.
Experts urge immediate grid modernization, warning that without fixing transmission, new power generation will go to waste.
While the government owes N2 trillion to power firms, critics question the value of payments for undelivered electricity and call for reforming outdated Power Purchase Agreements to ensure accountability and efficiency.
La red de Nigeria lucha con apagones a pesar de las nuevas leyes y la generación de energía, debido a la infraestructura anticuada y la mala gestión.