Joseph Tegbe, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, said the Nigerian government has approved a $2 billion investment in a new East-West Super Grid designed to strengthen the country’s electricity transmission network and provide at least 19 GW of additional capacity.

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The new grid will include Funtua, Gwagwalada, Ikot-Ekpene, Benin, Epe, and Ilorin. Delivery is expected within 18-24 months. Tegbe said procurement processes has commenced following presidential approval.

Tegbe said the new grid would complement the existing national grid rather than replace it. He said the project formed part of broader efforts to identify and address infrastructure weaknesses across the transmission network.