By Oke Peter
The Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has called on stakeholders across the gas, power and financial sectors to stop operating in silos and embrace coordinated solutions to address Nigeria’s long-standing power and gas challenges.
Eyesan made the call on Thursday during her goodwill message at the 2026 Gas-to-Power Sector Stakeholders’ Engagement held at the Afreximbank Africa Trade Centre (AATC) in Abuja, themed: “Power Sector Sustainability: Framework Implementation Assurance.”
•NUPRC Chief Executive Officer, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan,
Reflecting on decades of policy conversations and interventions, the NUPRC boss lamented that despite Nigeria’s enormous gas reserves and multiple government-backed initiatives, the country has made limited progress due to fragmented implementation and weak alignment among critical stakeholders.
Tracing the roots of the domestic gas supply framework, the NUPRC boss recalled that discussions around the Domestic Gas (DomGas) solution began in 2008 and crystalised in 2009 as part of efforts to address persistent gas-to-power supply challenges.
“We segregated part of our budget for domestic gas. And it was mainly focused on power,” she said. “We segregated for several years. The needle did not move. We’ve been working in silos.”
According to the CCE, the disconnect between upstream producers, infrastructure developers and electricity distribution companies has undermined progress for decades.
