Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has pledged to mobilise resources for the establishment of 10 additional mobile power stations nationwide. The announcement was made on Monday at the State House, Abuja, during a meeting with a delegation from Siemens Energy, led by Mr. Dietmar Siersdorfer, Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa. Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s power infrastructure.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the President emphasized that the partnership with Siemens Energy under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) is central to his government’s vision of improving electricity supply, stimulating industrial growth, and enhancing livelihoods. He stated, “Let me affirm our government’s commitment to this aspect. In addition to that, we are going to resource and find ways to fund the additional ten mobile stations as long as we follow this up.”
The President underscored the importance of the power sector in national progress, highlighting that education, healthcare, and transportation all depend on a reliable energy supply. “Without power, it is an impossible objective. This is what we must achieve for this continent to see the glory of economic recovery and banishment of poverty,” he added.
Tinubu expressed that completing the PPI’s phased projects will position Nigeria proudly on the continent by unlocking the nation’s human and material potential. He remarked, “There is no industrial growth or economic development without power. I believe power is the most significant discovery of humanity in the last 1,000 years.”
The meeting was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Ministers of Finance, Wale Edun, Power Adebayo Adelabu, and Special Adviser on Energy Olu Verheijen. Minister Adebayo Adelabu highlighted progress on the PPI, noting that Siemens Energy had already commissioned 10 mobile substations and several power transformers, adding 984 megawatts of transmission capacity to the national grid.
Adelabu mentioned that two of the five new substations under Phase One of the PPI-located in Abeokuta, Offa, Ayede-Ibadan, Sokoto, and Onitsha-are expected to be completed by the end of 2026. “As we consolidate the gains from the pilot phase and phase one, we are preparing to advance to phase one-batch two, covering 16 new substations nationwide with a total impact of over 4,000MW,” the minister said.
Finance Minister Wale Edun stated that the completion of the PPI would enhance Nigeria’s ease of doing business, create more jobs, and reduce poverty. Siersdorfer of Siemens Energy remarked on the steady progress of the project, revealing that Siemens had begun constructing a training centre to develop local expertise in electrical engineering and promote technology transfer. “The PPI is not just a project but a platform for long-term development and prosperity,” he said, noting the engagement of Nigerian professionals and the creation of thousands of local jobs in surrounding communities.
The representative of the German Ambassador, Mr. Johannes Lehne, reaffirmed Germany’s support for Nigeria’s power reforms and continued collaboration with the Tinubu administration.