The Federal Government has approved a $2 billion East-West Super Grid project aimed at strengthening Nigeria's electricity transmission network and increasing the country's power transmission capacity to at least 19,000 megawatts (MW).
The proposed project is expected to complement the existing national grid by expanding transmission infrastructure and improving the movement of electricity across different parts of the country.
The super grid is designed to address some of the longstanding challenges facing Nigeria's power sector, particularly inadequate transmission capacity, grid instability and the difficulty of evacuating electricity generated by power plants.
With the planned expansion, the government hopes to improve the delivery of electricity to distribution companies and, ultimately, consumers across the country.
The project is also expected to provide additional capacity to accommodate increased electricity generation as investments in the power sector continue.
Nigeria has struggled with frequent grid collapses and inadequate electricity supply, with transmission limitations remaining one of the major obstacles to achieving stable power distribution.
The proposed East-West Super Grid forms part of broader efforts to modernise the country's electricity infrastructure and improve the reliability of power supply.
ReportNaija reports that increasing transmission capacity is considered critical to Nigeria's electricity sector, as generating more power alone cannot guarantee improved supply without adequate infrastructure to transmit and distribute the electricity.