PHCN or whatever the hell they are called hav done it again. Bunch of corrupt incompetent buffoons!


The country is currently losing 2,042.2
megawatts of electricity due to gas supply
shortage and poor water management.
The 411 G2 and G4 units of the Shiroro
hydro power plant are currently losing
300MW, while the loss of 1,742.2MW is
attributed to gas supply shortage at various
legacy gas-fired power plants, including the
National Integrated Power Project plants.
The information on the loss was contained in
the daily broadcast of the Transmission
Company of Nigeria obtained by our
correspondent on Tuesday.
The AES barges 202-205 and 207-211 in
Lagos are currently losing 288MW due to
gas-related problems, while the Geregu NIPP
GT 21 and 23 units have lost 290MW.
According to the TCN, the Rivers IPP GT1 is
losing 160MW, while the Ihovbor GT2 has a
deficit of 112.5MW.
The Omotosho NIPP GT1 and 4, and Sapele
ST2 units are said to be losing 240MW and
70MW, respectively.
The Egbin ST1 and 3 units have capacity to
generate 660MW, but are currently doing
467MW; meaning a loss of 193MW.
The Omotosho Gas GTI, 3, 5-8 units have a
combined capacity of 228MW, but are doing
146.2MW; thus recording a loss of 81.8MW.
Also, the Olorunsogo Gas GT1-4, 7 and 8
units, with capacity for 228MW, are
generating just 161.1MW and losing 66.9MW
due to gas shortage.
Peak generation for the country as of
Tuesday was put at 3,865.4MW, while
3,331.5MW was the figure for off-peak
generation.
The Federal Government had shifted its
earlier target of generating 6,000MW of
electricity before the end of 2014 to this
year.
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo,
had said, “We have an outlook for 2015 to
2017. People are saying you people said you
will do 6,000MW, yes! We have the capacity
standing, we now have the gas standing and
we are going to do that shortly within this
year. But beyond that; by 2016, we expect
to get up to 10,000MW; and by 2017, to get
12,500MW.”
The mid-January statistics obtained from
the ministry showed that peak generation on
Wednesday was 4,405.6MW; energy
generation, 4,000.63MW; and the energy
sent out was 3,914.60MW. Peak demand
was, however, put at 12,800MW.
On gas pipelines vandalism, Nebo also said
the country lost an average of 1,000MW in
2014 as a result of the activities of
vandals.

Source; Punch