FG Targets 24-Hour Power Supply for 30% of Hospitals by 2027

The Federal Government has approved a financing framework and key institutional reforms aimed at expanding electricity access to healthcare facilities across the country, with a target of providing reliable 24-hour power supply to at least 30 per cent of Nigeria’s health facilities by the end of 2027.

The approval was granted during the third meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee of the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative, a presidential programme jointly coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Federal Ministry of Power.

Speaking after the meeting, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, said the committee endorsed new governance structures, approved a facility energy management framework and cleared eight private sector proposals for further engagement after they emerged from about 70 submissions received during the National Healthcare Electrification Investor Matchmaking Week held in Lagos.

According to Salako, the initiative is expected to deliver uninterrupted electricity to hospitals through public-private partnerships.

He explained that the committee also approved a financing framework designed to mobilise investment for healthcare electrification while ensuring participating facilities establish sustainable energy management systems.

Salako disclosed that Energy Management Teams have already been constituted in federal tertiary hospitals, with state governments encouraged to establish similar structures.

He added that the programme would now be institutionalised through dedicated budgetary provisions and the creation of a full-time Project Coordination Unit to oversee implementation.

“Our goal, as approved by Mr. President, is to ensure reliable energy access to at least 30 per cent of Nigeria’s health facilities by the end of 2027 using public-private partnership models,” he said.

The minister noted that different energy technologies, including solar mini-grids and gas-powered systems, would be deployed based on the needs of individual facilities.

He also revealed that the Rural Electrification Agency has already installed containerised solar power systems in about 100 hospitals nationwide.

Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, described the initiative as one of the Tinubu administration’s flagship programmes, saying the focus would now shift from planning to implementation.

He stressed that dependable electricity would improve patient care, reduce reliance on diesel generators and enhance emergency medical services.

The Nigeria Power for Health Initiative was approved in December 2025 to address persistent electricity shortages that have continued to hamper healthcare delivery across Nigeria.