NIGERIA · POWER
Key Facts
- What happened Nigeria Customs Service began releasing 98 containers of power equipment stuck at ports for 14 to 20 years.
- The cost The release includes a waiver of accumulated port charges and demurrage (storage fees).
- What is left More than 200 of the over 300 containers still await release.
- What is inside Cables, switchgear (switches that protect power lines) and other grid equipment.
- What comes next Engineers will test the equipment, repair it where needed and send it to project sites.
Nigeria has begun freeing more than 300 containers of grid equipment that sat at its ports for up to 20 years. The first 98 are out, and the rest are still held.
Nigeria Customs Service, the national border and import agency, has begun releasing 98 containers of power equipment that had been stuck at Nigerian ports for between 14 and 20 years. The Federal Ministry of Power announced the release in a statement published on Saturday 7 November 2026.
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