Customs frees 98 containers of power equipment stranded for 20 years

•Cargoes to ease pressure on substations, strengthen national grid — Tegbe
By Udeme Akpan

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released 98 containers of electricity transmission equipment stranded at the nation’s ports, some for up to 20 years, in a move expected to strengthen the national grid and improve electricity supply across the country.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this in Lagos, stating that 44 containers were released from ENL Terminal, while another 54 were cleared from APMT and Sun & Moon Terminals.

He said the 98 containers represented part of more than 300 containers of transmission equipment held at the ports.
The equipment, comprising high-...