The nation’s
electricity woes have worsened as generation from its biggest power station,
Egbin, plunged to a record low of 172 megawatts on Tuesday, down from 1,085MW
on March 15.
Eight of the nation’s 26 power plants were idle
on Tuesday, according to industry data obtained by Punch
Generation from Egbin,
which is located in Lagos, with an installed capacity of 1,320MW, was said to
have been limited to 172MW largely due to gas supply shortages.
Its units ST3, 4 and 5
were out due to gas constraints; ST1 was said to have tripped on generator CB
trouble, and ST2 was not on spinning reserve due to a management decision.
The nation recorded a total system collapse on
Thursday, November 24, the second time this month and the 20th time this year,
the data showed.
The total national power generation fell to 3,224MW on
Tuesday, down from 3,574.2MW on Monday.
Eight of the nation’s power generating plants, including
Olorunsogo II in Ogun State and Ibom Power in Cross River, were completely idle
on Tuesday.
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