Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has issued a formal apology to Nigerians for the ongoing “temporary” electricity crisis, pledging to restore the 2025 performance levels and hit a 6,000 MW generation target before the end of 2026.
During a high-stakes news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, issued a heartfelt apology to the Nigerian public for the persistent electricity outages that have plagued the nation. Acknowledging that the crisis has brought “untold hardship” to homes and industries, the Minister stated that the apology was a necessary recognition of the severe disruptions caused to schools, small businesses, and large-scale manufacturing. “I want to apologise, coming from me as a Minister of Power, for this temporary issue that is leading to hardship being experienced,” he stated, attributing the current slump to technical and fuel factors that he described as being “beyond our control.”
The Minister highlighted that the administration is working “24-7” to reverse the negative trend and return the national grid to the performance levels seen in 2025, a period he noted was marked by public commendation for improved supply. With the 2027 general election cycle fast approaching, Adelabu emphasized that the government is under immense pressure to deliver, noting that the ministry is “willing to even do more and better” than in previous years. He framed the current shortfall as a temporary setback in a larger strategy to stabilize the Nigerian Energy Supply Industry (NESI).
Looking ahead, Adelabu offered a concrete timeline for recovery, assuring Nigerians that the situation would significantly improve within the “next few weeks.” Most notably, he reiterated the federal government’s commitment to achieving a generation and distribution target of 6,000 MW (which he referred to as 6,000 MHz in his remarks) before the close of 2026. This target is seen as a critical milestone for an economy currently struggling with high petrol prices and a reliance on expensive diesel generators due to the ongoing failure of the national grid.
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