The Federal Government and Lagos State Government have agreed to work together on a pilot programme aimed at improving electricity supply and moving towards 24-hour power availability across the Lagos corridor.
The agreement was reached on Monday, October 5, 2026, during a high-level technical session at Lagos House, Marina, involving the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Lagos is the first location under the Federal Government’s 24/7 Energy Zones pilot, which is planned to extend to the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano and Enugu-Port Harcourt corridors. The initiative is targeted at major commercial and industrial centres where reliable electricity is considered critical to economic activity.
Tegbe said the Ministry of Power had engaged electricity distribution companies and secured commitments to increase power offtake and provide more reliable electricity to customers along the Lagos corridor.
He said the Federal Government would work with Lagos State around four priority areas: grid stabilisation, market liquidity, grid expansion, and governance and regulatory harmonisation.
Sanwo-Olu said Lagos was committed to finding practical solutions to the challenges affecting electricity supply and developing a more bankable, collaborative and competitive electricity market in the state.
The governor described the meeting as part of efforts to move from discussions to concrete action, while stressing the importance of improving the electricity market for households, businesses and industries.
To drive implementation, the Minister announced the establishment of a Joint Technical Committee to examine outstanding technical and operational issues and recommend next steps.
The committee will be chaired by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and co-chaired by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Energy. Representatives of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC), Lagos Independent System Operator (LAISO), Lagos State Electricity Authority (LSEA) and the Office of the Minister of Power will also participate.
The technical committee will report to a Steering Committee chaired by Sanwo-Olu and co-chaired by Tegbe. Members will include the Special Adviser to the President on Power, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Power and the Lagos State Commissioner for Energy, Biodun Ogunleye.
The latest move follows earlier engagements between the Federal Government and electricity distribution companies on the proposed Energy Zones. The government has said the initiative is intended to address constraints at the distribution end of the electricity value chain and improve the delivery of available power to high-demand areas.
The Lagos pilot is expected to provide a framework that can subsequently be applied to other major energy corridors, although the immediate focus remains on addressing the technical, market and regulatory issues affecting electricity supply in Lagos.
