Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have apologised to Nigerians over weeks of persistent power outages, acknowledging the hardship caused by the worsening electricity supply across the country.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), Sunday Oduntan, tendered the apology on Monday, November 9, 2026, while appearing on Channels Television’s *Sunrise Daily* programme.
Oduntan admitted that Nigerians had endured prolonged electricity shortages and deserved an apology for the difficulties experienced by households and businesses.
He said, “I’d like to first of all start by apologising to Nigerians. Apology is needed; it is essential because Nigerians have been taken through this problem over the past few weeks.”
Beyond the apology, the ANED chief expressed concern over the renewed disagreements among operators in the electricity sector, warning that stakeholders were returning to the blame game that affected the industry between 2016 and 2019.
He explained that electricity distribution companies, generation companies (GenCos), the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and gas suppliers had previously blamed one another for poor electricity supply.
Oduntan also questioned conflicting explanations from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) regarding the causes of the current shortages.
While NISO had identified inadequate gas supply and reduced water levels as contributing factors, the NNPC subsequently issued a statement indicating that gas was available.
He argued that further clarification was needed, particularly on whether outstanding payments were affecting gas deliveries to power generation companies.
Oduntan consequently called on the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, to bring the relevant stakeholders together to establish the actual causes of the shortages and find lasting solutions.
The development comes amid growing frustration among electricity consumers, with households and businesses struggling with prolonged blackouts and the rising cost of alternative power sources.
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