Eight power plants have been shut down as at yesterday due to the inability to transport gas to them, a situation often blamed on the activities of militants who repeatedly bomb pipelines, The Guardian reports.
For instance, Geregu Power Plant, Alaoji; National Integrated Power Project (NIPP); Olorunsogo NIPP; Ihovbor NIPP; Trans Amadi, Rivers; and Gbarain are idle and not generating even a kilowatt just as output dropped from the 336mw capacity of Omotosho Power Plant to 76mw. Those operating at full capacity however, are Jebba, Shiroro and Kainji hydro plants.
A national daily generation report has revealed that the country is recording a severe shortfall of 4,627.03 mega watts due to gas constraints which has brought down the country’s electricity generation from the highest peak output ever attained to 2,984.3mw as at yesterday. This is far less than the country’s installed capacity of 11,165.40mw and available capacity of 7,139.60mw.
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