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2027: How I Will Reach a 75,000MW Electricity Target in One Year, Adebayo Says

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nigerian presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo says his administration would target 75,000 megawatts of electricity within one year by combining solar, gas and hydropower.
  • His proposal includes decentralized generation through mini-grids and embedded power, rehabilitation of existing hydroelectric facilities and local production of solar equipment.
  • Adebayo linked expanded electricity supply to industrialization, agriculture, manufacturing and lower production costs for businesses.

Prince Adewole Adebayo says Nigeria needs to aim far beyond its previous electricity targets, proposing 75,000 megawatts within one year if he wins the presidency in 2027.

The Social Democratic Party candidate said his plan would combine solar, gas and hydroelectric power. It would also rehabilitate existing hydro stations to recover capacity already available. Nigeria, he said, had moved beyond the era of planning for 10,000 or 20,000 megawatts and needed an electricity system capable of supporting large-scale industrialization.

Adebayo said gas should play a major role because it is a key national advantage, while renewable energy would diversify the country’s power mix. He proposed greater use of solar through a decentralized system serving communities and economic clusters. Mini-grids and embedded generation, he said, could bring electricity closer to consumers and supplement the national grid in areas it serves poorly.

For now, any presidential candidate who is not giving you a plan for 50,000 megawatts is behind the time. Nigeria has passed the age where we need 10,000 megawatts or 20,000 megawatts.

· Adewole AdebayoThe presidential candidate argued that Nigeria’s electricity planning targets must rise substantially.

"For now, any presidential candidate who is not giving you a plan for 50,000 megawatts is behind the time. Nigeria has passed the age where we need 10,000 megawatts or 20,000 megawatts," Adebayo said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. He added, "A lot of it will be green, like solar; a lot of it will be gas, because we have a bonus of gas."

Local manufacturing forms another part of the proposal. Adebayo said Nigeria should produce solar equipment and other energy components domestically to reduce import dependence and create jobs. He also said electricity policy should directly support manufacturing, agriculture and small businesses. More reliable power, he argued, would help businesses cut production costs by reducing their reliance on alternative sources of electricity.

A lot of it will be green, like solar; a lot of it will be gas, because we have a bonus of gas.

· Adewole AdebayoAdebayo described the energy mix he would pursue.
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