The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said that the power outages experienced in parts of the country will end within 48 to 72 hours.
He disclosed this in an update issued on Friday.
The power outages were caused by a shortage of gas supply to thermal power generation stations and planned maintenance at the Egbin Power Plant.
DAILY POST reports that the electricity disruption has led to reduced power supply in parts of the country, particularly Lagos State.
In the update, Tegbe said the government was working to return the affected generating units to service in phases.
He also said the government was working with operators to improve gas supply to thermal power plants and repair damaged infrastructure.
“My team and I are working to return the affected generating units to service in phases, with the first units coming back online within the next 48 to 72 hours.
“We are also working with operators to improve gas supply and accelerate repairs to the damaged infrastructure,” he stated.
DAILY POST reports that Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company had blamed instability in the national grid for its inability to provide Band A electricity customers with at least 20 hours of power supply daily.
However, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in a statement, disagreed with Ikeja Electric over the actual cause of the outage affecting its Band A customers.
While the power outage persists, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has assured Nigerians that electricity supply would be restored.