• Electricity generation drops to 3,167MW
The nation’s power sector is apparently
characterised with numerous challenges that have
continued to halt power evacuation and supply to
the yearning consumers. Indeed, the transmission
grid has recorded no fewer than four system
collapses in four weeks.
The Minister of power, Works and Housing,
Babatunde Fashola, has however blamed the low
generation on shortage of gas supply to the thermal
plants.
A document obtained from the Transmission
Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed that the national
grid experienced total outage on March 31, April 9,
April 23, and April 25 simultaneously.
The lowest in the record was on April 23 when it
generated a paltry 25.2Mega Watts (MW) of
electricity, having fell from 2,749MW generated the
previous day.
As at yesterday, electricity generation dropped to
3,167 MW from 3,351MW on Monday, a far cry
from the 12,800MW peak demand estimated by the
Federal Ministry of Power.
Meanwhile, Eko Electricity Distribution Company has
announced that beginning from Tuesday, the 3rd of
May, there will be power rationing in Lekki, Ikoyi,
Victoria Island and some parts of Ajah, all in Lagos
Island.
The General Manager, Corporate Communications of
the company, Godwin Idemudia, said in a statement
that the power rationing is to enable the
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to upgrade
both Line 1 and Line 2 of Ajah-Alagbon
transmission line from 132kv to 330kv.
According to him, during the upgrade operation
which will last between three and four weeks, the
Lekki Transmission injection sub-station from which
most of the areas to be affected by the power
rationing are fed would be completely shut down.
Idemudia however said that to ensure that the areas
are not completely out of supply for the duration of
the upgrade operation, alternative power supply
arrangement would be made through back-feeding
operation to the areas from Alagbon Transmission
injection sub-station via Ijora.
While appealing to customers to show
understanding and bear with the situation during the
period of the facility upgrade exercise, he further
stated that all efforts would be made to ensure
equitable distribution of available power to all
customers.
He assured customers that by the time the upgrade
work is completed, it will result in tremendous
improvement in power supply to all customers in
the area.
Already, scores of electricity consumers are
presently groaning under incessant outages, as they
continued to lament high electricity tariff that does
not commensurate with supply.
A community leader in Sango, Ogun State, Mrs
Olushola Agbedeyi said the power supply in the
area is worrisome and tantamount to waste of
resources as they continued to pay for facility not
enjoyed.
In Mushin, a consumer and entrepreneur, Isa Alausa
said the poor power supply has grounded business
activities in the area, with more businesses relying
on independent power generators.With the lingering
fuel scarcity, he said the situation is becoming
worse as black markets indiscriminately shoot up
the cost of production.
He therefore appealed to the Federal Government to
urgently find lasting solution to the power supply
crisis in the country.Fashola had explained that the
country suffered a terrible power outage in the
month of March and April due to low gas supply to
the power plants.The minister explained that out of
the 78 gas turbines in the country, only 50 were
working due to shortage of gas to power the
facility.
According to him, “The power being generated
comes from about 78 out of 140 turbines and they
are largely fired by gas. Now the power has gone
down because we have gas outage in one of the
gas pipelines.
“We have an installed capacity of 12,000 Mega
Watts (MW). We have about 140 turbines installed.
But the available capacity today is about 8,000MW
both installed and available and this simply means
that some turbines are down, some projects haven’t
been fully completed,” he said.
General Manager (Public Affairs), TCN, Seun
Olagunju, said the partial collapse of the system on
April 23 was specifically caused by a sudden loss
of 200MW of generation due to technical reasons.
She therefore linked others to shortage of gas
supply.Olagunju added that the problem was
quickly resolved by the company’s engineers, and
immediately restored full power transmission to the
grid.
“It would be recalled that low generation has been
experienced in the country for the last few weeks
sequel to gas inadequacy to the thermal power
plants, following the vandalism of gas pipelines,”
she added.
According to the statement, “The grid has since
been restored and available generation is being
evacuated from all running power plants and
transmitted by TCN to the networks of the Discos
for onward delivery to the customers”.
She further reiterated its commitment to continually
work at improving power transmission service in the
sector. Although, there were insinuations that the
frequent system collapse may not be unconnected
with the recent rift between the workers and the
management of the Ministry of Power.
Olagunju said the lockdown of the TCN
headquarters in Abuja, does not affect technical
operations as TCN staff in its regional offices
nationwide, who are responsible for the actual
wheeling of bulk electricity, are at their duty posts,
ensuring that electricity generated by power
generating stations is seamlessly transmitted to
distribution load centres nationwide.


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But Fashola, when he was a governor said generation of power is not a rocket science!
Why are they now finding it difficult now that they're in power!

When fashola was running his mouth like a loose water running pipe claiming that any serious government can fix Nigeria energy problem in 6 months,probably his brains didn't tell him then that fixing Nigeria energy problem isnt rocket science


https://www.nairaland.com/3000405/serious-government-fix-power-problem

This shows that in the history of power generation in Nigeria, this is the first time we are experiencing ludicrous power generation under the leadership of the rabble-rouser himself who enjoys giving lectures instead of getting to work, he is no other than Mr Power Generation is No Rocket Science but now he can now tell us soon that it is Space Ship Science funny looking scammer. He will soon demand for more funds from his maga, Buhari that he wants to deliver 20,000 MegaWatts and not 10,000 MegaWatts by 2019! Just watch the clown speak soon in his forth coming inaugural lectures (respect to tomakint). Ole jatijati

Fashola have no idea on the position they put him.One thing is for sure, God has a way of paying people back for their words.

Actually,I blame buhari . And this is what happens when u have a Fulani cattle reader as a ruling president.
How can any sensible president appoint a lawyer to head and control an energy portfolio?
What is the relationship between law and energy technology

Any responsible government can fix power within 6 months; governance is not rocket science!

Well, I am not surprised, even the lead dumbo has acknowledged their ineptitude enough to liken them to dogs that go back to lick their vomit.

onatisi:
Actually,I blame buhari . And this is what happens when u have a Fulani cattle reader as a ruling president.
How can any sensible president appoint a lawyer to head and control an energy portfolio?
What is the relationship between law and energy technology

Hey! Please that's a 'Super Minister' with superhuman powers you are referring to! He can do all things because 'in Baba they trust'!

When we say mind the leaders u choose, dem say na CHANGE! That's the change o! Afterall '16 years of rot by PDP cannot be cleared in one year'.

This is the kind of nonsense we have to contend with now. In fact Buhari should just travel as Paul Biya leaves. Maybe he'll be cool enough to get real with the APC populated NASS and friggin sign the damned budget!

This is a learning process for our system Engineers but for how long?


Some excuses are permissible, not all.

Haaaaa... Don't worry guys. Fashola the rocket scientist got this.

It seems our power problems have suddenly become Alien Technology

This government self!

Fashola is working!!! Power sector has gone nuclear and space science with zero M/Watts

Buhari is Budgeting to and fro!!!

Lai Mohammed is masquerading!!

Ngige is blaming!!

Osinbajo is campaigning in office!!!

Amaechi is masturbating with Coastal rall when he could not finish 3km monorail in Rivers.

Meanwhile no fuel, no light, no food, no forex, inflation has hit double digits, Fulani herdsmen are killing and maiming. kidnappers are having field day, Boko Haram are arm bushing soldiers, states are owing salaries, etc

The masses are suffering and smiling!!!

Welcome to Nigeria

This is either a sabotage or incompetence!

Let Fashola throw engineers and troubleshooters at the problem.
Import seasoned power engineers and let them do both technology and knowledge transfer to our local engineers.
Industries should be built around the power effort.
It will create even more jobs.
By now we are supposed to be manufacturing our own transformers, solar cells , inverters , deep cycle batteries and turbines.
This is not rocket science!

Fashola himself too should collapse jo

And one funny pastor told us that he will make the sun shine for 24hrs in 18months time. That man ehn, even if things are bad, he will still say that God will bless you. Pastor, oya, turn water into wine.