Tegbe made the remark on Wednesday, September 16, while speaking at the commissioning of a 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly the University of Abuja.
The minister said some areas that previously experienced prolonged power outages were now receiving up to 18 hours of electricity daily.
“Places that didn’t have light at all for three months are now having 18 hours light. Some areas called me to say, look, I should slow down, that everything in their freezer is freezing. That is what freezer is meant to do. Let it freeze the food that needs to be frozen,” he said.
Tegbe recalled that during his Senate screening, he had promised that Nigerians would begin to see noticeable improvements in electricity supply within three to six months.
The minister, however, acknowledged the challenges confronting the power sector, particularly the age of some electricity infrastructure across the country.
“Some of the infrastructure we have in the electricity and power sector are more than 40 years old. We’re systematically replacing them, phasing them out and bringing new ones,” he said.
He said the government was working to replace ageing infrastructure and improve electricity supply across the country.
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