The sharp drop in power generation from 3,000
megawatts to about 2,988.72MW, has been attributed
to low supply of gas to generation companies,
Vanguard has learnt
According to a source in the Transmission Company
of Nigeria, TCN, “The issue with the drop in the
megawatts can be attributed to the generation and
distorted supply of gas, we have been experiencing
for some time now.
However, “Most of the country’s thermal and hydro-
power plants are dependent on gas for optimum
performance to meet the Nigerians’ demands for
robust power supply.”
In the last four weeks, Vanguard learnt that there
has been massive decline in the power supply in
some parts of Lagos. Some of the areas affected
include, Ajegunle, Ijesa, Oko-afo, Ile-Ipo, Ojo (all
areas in Badagry road), Comfort Oboh, Kirikiri town.
According to data obtained from the Federal Ministry
of Power, electricity supply fell to 2,988.72MW on
April 12, while 3,060.37MW was generated that day.
Power generation had on March 11 dropped to
2,747.45MW, while 2,676.64MW was distributed to
consumers, down from 3,505MW on March 8.
Power supply in the country have dipped below the
3,000MW mark for at least five times this year.
On February 10, electricity supply plunged to
2,869.84MW as 2,936.83MW was generated that day,
according to the Presidential Task Force on Power.
On January 11, 2015, generation fell to 2,502.39MW,
while 2,449.04MW was sent out. Generation fell to
2,948.45MW on January 6, while 2,880.31MW was
sent out to the distribution companies. www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/shortage-of-gas-mars-power-generation/

Let this GENCO be unbundled so that every region will generate their own enegy and not this national greed stuff