Lagos State Government is targeting an increase in electricity supply from about 1,000 megawatts (MW) to 3,000MW by March 2027, as persistent shortages continue to affect consumers across the state.
The plan, announced by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Kadri Hamzat at the fourth Lagos Business School Africa Energy Conference in Lagos outlines a seven-point action plan to expand electricity supply, improve infrastructure and attract private investment.
“Lagos needs more power,” the governor said.
“Our immediate objective is to mobilise 2,000MW of additional electricity supply through multiple channels, including additional national-grid resources, Lagos independent power projects and energy hubs, excess generation, power barges, energy traders and embedded generation.
“Our ambition is to move from below 1,000MW today to well above 3,000MW by March 2027, while continuing to build towards the larger requirements of the Lagos economy,” he added.
The initiative seeks to deliver an additional 2,000MW through national grid resources, independent power projects, energy hubs, power barges, energy traders and embedded generation.
The target comes amid supply constraints, with Ikeja Electric warning on October 5 that customers across its network were experiencing shorter electricity supply hours because of inadequate allocation from the national grid.
The distribution company said it was engaging relevant stakeholders to improve supply and would distribute the available electricity as efficiently and equitably as possible.
Lagos State’s plan also includes strengthening gas-to-power arrangements, upgrading substations and distribution feeders, expanding metering and deploying digital monitoring systems to improve electricity delivery.
Renewable energy initiatives, including the installation of solar power systems in public infrastructure, are also part of the state’s broader electricity strategy.
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The proposed expansion is expected to address growing electricity demand from households and businesses, many of which depend on petrol and diesel generators to supplement grid supply.
Frequent outages increase operating costs, reduce productivity and expose consumers to fluctuations in fuel prices.
However, achieving the 3,000MW target will depend not only on increasing generation capacity but also on the ability of transmission and distribution infrastructure to deliver additional electricity reliably to consumers.
With March 2027 set as the deadline, the effectiveness of the plan will be measured by improvements in electricity supply hours, reduced outages and the amount of additional power reaching homes and businesses.
