The Federal Government has promised industries operating along the 132kV Ikorodu–Sagamu corridor stable electricity supply, while cautioning against energy theft and meter tampering.
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, gave the assurance on Thursday during an engagement with industrial customers on the corridor.
He said the government will take firm action against practices undermining the integrity of the power system, due to concerns over discrepancies between electricity supplied and energy accounted for by market participants.
The Ikorodu–Sagamu corridor has grown into a major industrial cluster serving some of the country’s largest electricity consumers.
The Minister said enhanced monitoring by the Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO, since 2024 has exposed troubling anomalies in energy consumption and loading patterns along the corridor.
He hinted that by 2026, the discrepancies had become increasingly difficult to reconcile, with losses on the corridor reaching as high as 100MW resulting in a loss of 120 billion in one year.
At the engagement, Tegbe said the hovernment’s priority is to ensure that industries have the electricity required to sustain production and investment, but stressed that reliable supply must be matched by responsible consumption and accurate payment.
“We must know where the power is going and what is compromising it,” the Minister said, informing stakeholders to establish the facts through transparent, scientific and fair investigation.
He warned that the government would not tolerate meter tampering, deliberate interference with energy measurement, manipulation of data or any other form of energy theft that deprives the electricity market of legitimate revenue.
He maintain that every consumer must be responsible for his actions and consumption.
His intervention comes as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to improve accountability and financial discipline across the electricity value chain while maintaining a stable operating environment for productive industries.
He advised all parties to approach the process with openness and a commitment to resolving the outstanding issues, stressing that the sustainability of Nigeria’s power sector depends on accountability from every participant.
