For a long time, access to electricity has remained a major challenge in most countries in Africa. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2019, around 580 million people in Africa were without access to electricity, which accounted for more than half of the global population without access.

Nigeria hasn't particularly been left out of this continental problem in the energy sector. From insufficient power generation capacity to difficulties in managing energy infrastructure, there are multiple dimensions to the problem of energy access in the West African country.