Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos is preparing to establish its own electricity market to ensure more reliable power supply.

The plan, if implemented, would be a first in Nigeria, where energy generation, transmission and distribution is overseen by the central government. Lagos hosts the headquarters of most large international and domestic businesses present in Africa’s largest economy, contributes about 25% of GDP and more than half of industrial and commercial output...

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