Two-thirds of Nigerian power plants sit idle despite energy crisis

    Oladehinde Oladipo | Editor’s picks | Feb 10, 2026    
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Nigeria's chronic electricity shortage has been laid bare by new data showing that the country's power plants are operating at barely a third of their installed capacity, despite widespread blackouts affecting households and businesses across Africa's most populous nation.

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