Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, is inviting bids for the construction of up to 4,000 megawatt gas-fired power plants to address the national grid's shortfall and years of blackouts.
The Lagos state government launched the Clean Lagos Electricity Market plan, allocating four hubs for the construction of new power stations. The Lagos Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources stated that each hub will have a minimum generating capacity of 500 MW, inviting one or more power firms to participate in the project.
This initiative aligns with Nigeria's recent policy allowing states to generate and distribute their own power, aiming to attract investment and improve the country's unreliable electricity supply. The existing infrastructure has the potential to generate much more power, but the grid requires significant upgrades for effective distribution.
Nigeria's national grid experienced its ninth partial collapse this year on Tuesday, causing widespread power outages across the country. The Transmission Company of Nigeria attributed the incident to a series of line and generator trips that destabilized the system. While some areas, including Abuja, quickly regained power, outages persist in other regions.