Federal Government Woos Investors for Power Reforms Next Phase, Targets Metering, Gas Supply

The federal government has opened its doors to investors in the next phase of Nigeria’s power sector reform, naming faster meter deployment and better gas supply as its immediate priorities.
Speaking at the NAEC Energy Conference 2026 in Lagos, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said an energy asset delivers value only when it supplies useful power to a paying customer.
Tegbe who was represented by the ministry’s acting director of Press, Clement Ezeorah, at the conference, themed “Access to Assets: Empowering Players and Driving Growth,” warned that investors and policymakers should test every proposed intervention against the real bottleneck, whether fuel, plant condition, transmi...