Sanwo-Olu Targets 3,000MW Electricity Supply for Lagos by March 2027

The Lagos State Government has actually revealed strategies to increase electrical power supply to above 3,000 megawatts (MW) from the existing level of listed below 1,000 MW by March 2027.

According to a declaration on the state federal government’s authorities X account, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed this at the 4th Lagos Business School Africa Energy Conference (AEC 2026), hung on October 11, 2026.

The conference, themed “Securing Nigeria’s Energy Future: Policy Reform, Capital Mobilisation, and Pathways to a Sustainable Power and Energy Market,” occurred at the Honeywell Auditorium, Lagos Business School, along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos.

Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, stated the state was working to mobilise an extra 2,000 MW through nationwide grid resources, independent power jobs, energy centers, power barges, energy traders and ingrained generation.

Lagos Targets 3,000 MW Power Supply

Sanwo-Olu stated accomplishing the target would need collaborated enhancements throughout the electrical power worth chain, consisting of generation, transmission, circulation, gas supply and metering.

The declaration partially checks out:”As part of efforts to end blackouts and construct a 24-hour power economy in the state, the Lagos State Government has actually revealed strategies to increase electrical energy supply to the state to above 3,000 megawatts from the present level of listed below 1,000 megawatts by March 2027.

To attain the target, the guv detailed a seven-point action strategy concentrated on making the Lagos Electricity Market totally practical, increasing generation, reinforcing circulation capability, strengthening transmission facilities, enhancing networks and metering, reinforcing gas-to-power plans, and improving infotech and market exposure.

• The state is working to enhance its transmission network, upgrade substations and circulation feeders, and broaden metering protection to decrease approximated billing and enhance electrical power service shipment.
• The federal government is likewise working to develop clear legal responsibilities, enhance coordination amongst electrical energy market operators and regulators, and produce a commercially feasible environment efficient in bring in personal financial investment.

The strategy is planned to attend to obstacles throughout the electrical power worth chain while supporting a more trustworthy power supply for citizens and services.

Lagos Expands Solar and Power Infrastructure

The guv likewise stressed the significance of dependable gas supply to power plants and the release of digital systems to enhance tracking, responsibility and openness.

These systems consist of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and the Lagos Electricity Intelligence Platform.

• Lagos has actually finished the solarisation of about 42,000 of the around 50,000 streetlights allocated for the effort.
• Solarisation jobs have actually likewise been finished in 175 public schools, while work is continuous at another 100 schools.

Sanwo-Olu contacted financiers, banks, energy operators and advancement partners to team up with the state in providing the strategy, keeping in mind that reputable electrical energy is important to commercial development, task development, company competitiveness and enhanced living requirements.

He stated the focus was now on disciplined application and quantifiable outcomes to support a sustainable electrical energy market and enhance Lagos’s financial development.

What you must understand

Nairametrics reported in May 2026 that the Lagos State Government had actually authorized 14 electrical power licences and allows covering off-grid generation, ingrained generation, independent circulation, metering services and interconnected mini-grid operations.

The approvals were provided by the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) at its first stakeholder engagement.

The licensing workout represents a regulative action in the advancement of Lagos State’s intrastate electrical power market structure, which is created to broaden private-sector involvement and enhance electrical power gain access to throughout commercial and domestic clusters.

LASERC stated the workout intends to construct a structured electrical power market that draws in financial investment and enhances power dependability throughout Lagos.