aloy-emeka:

[size=14pt]Nigerian power supply has dropped by 1,000mw. [/size]



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The development has thrown Lagos State into almost complete darkness as electricity supply to the state, which hovers around 700 megawatts under normal situation, dropped drastically last night, while Abeokuta was also adversely affected. - Thisday
Our Government is attributing the drop to “sabotage leak”. I see!

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/power-supply-drops-by-1000mw.html

wesley80:

^^^ Stop the hate abeg, what information has 'lindaikeji' given you that you're spewing so much bile? Fashola this Fashola that abeg make person hear word jare!

Efforts by the Federal Government to improve power supply have received a major blow as generation has dropped by 1,000 megawatts owing to “sabotage leak” at Shell-operated Utorogun Gas Plant, a major gas source for the power generating stations.


The development has thrown Lagos State into almost complete darkness as electricity supply to the state, which hovers around 700 megawatts under normal situation, dropped drastically last night, while Abeokuta was also adversely affected.


Managing Director of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Mr. Hussein Labo, could not be reached over the situation but a source at PHCN attributed the problem to inadequate supply from the transmission station.


“They should exonerate the Distribution Zones this time because we don’t have. If we have, we will give but we don’t have now. So, it is not a distribution problem,” said the source at one of the distribution zones.
The Utorogun Gas Plant located in Ughelli, Delta State, and Chevron’s Escravos Gas Plant are the main sources of gas supply to the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which supplies gas to the PHCN’s gas-fired plants across the country.


The gas plant, which is a joint venture between Shell, NNPC, Total and Eni SpA (Agip), also supplies gas to industrial users. THISDAY gathered last night that there was sharp drop in gas supply to Egbin Power Station, the biggest power-generating station in the country. Before the latest incident, Egbin was generating 1,080 megawatts of electricity.


A source at the station said the situation was because of a problem at Utorogun, which disrupted gas supply to the plant.


It was learnt that Shell discovered “leaks caused by saboteurs stealing condensates from the Utorogun gas plant”, a development which affected gas supply from the plant. Shell has not officially reacted to the development, but unofficial source at the company confirmed the incident, saying the shutdown would last for only 48 hours for repairs to be carried out on the damaged gas pipeline.


NNPC had facilitated the maximisation of gas production from the NNPC/ Chevron JV facility. Under the arrangement, Chevron increased its gas production from 180 million standard cubic feet per day to 200mscf/d while gas production at the Pan Ocean Oil Corporation Nigeria Limited facility surged to 65mscf/d.
Power generation had hovered around 3,500mw, before it peaked at 3,800mw following ongoing rehabilitation of some existing power plants.

Toaskarity:

why are some peep happy that the power supply dropped 

kizito96:

A great sabotage  by those that are anti-progress in Nigeria

xamphara:

Well,those who voted ACN @ home n GEJ as President have done us proud. Thank u for believing in GEJs ability to turn the fortunes of this country around. Hypocrisy pays bigtime.

Toaskarity:

why are some peep happy that the power supply dropped

wesley80:

^^^ Stop the hate abeg, what information has 'lindaikeji' given you that you're spewing so much bile? Fashola this Fashola that abeg make person hear word jare!

Johnpaul2k2:

bad belle go kill some of NLers
be strong MR President

GAR3TH:

Blackout Looms as Power Supply Drops by1,000mw

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/blackout-looms-as-power-supply-drops-by-1-000mw/97093/

The development has thrown Lagos State into almost complete darkness as electricity supply to the state, which hovers around 700 megawatts under normal situation, dropped drastically last night, while Abeokuta was also adversely affected.

It was learnt that Shell discovered “leaks caused by saboteurs stealing condensates from the Utorogun gas plant”, a development which affected gas supply from the plant. Shell has not officially reacted to the development, but unofficial source at the company confirmed the incident, saying the shutdown would last for only 48 hours for repairs to be carried out on the damaged gas pipeline.

Gbawe:

Tell your hero (GEJ) to back the full deregulation of the power sector and I will "stop the hate".

somze:


Dude, if you have been sincerely following issues instead of seeking for an excuse to lambast Jonathan you would have notice He is doing just that.

dem_people:

Sabotage is the word!

What sabotage Read this, its quite comprehensive. This was just recently. July 2011. we are talking about an inefficient Govt here that delights in deceiving his citizens. Failure Galore.

Data accessed by BusinessDay show that instead of a steady increase in power generation levels, there has been a worsening of the situation, largely by the failure to supply the required gas, low water level at the hydro power plants and the delay in the rehabilitation of key but ageing thermal power plants in different locations in the country.

According to the roadmap, the transmission and distribution networks should have been reinforced by about 30 percent as of April this year. This target has also not been achieved, and curiously, for a government which puts power at the top of its agenda, questions are now being raised as to why there has been a huge gap in the funds disbursed by the government and the amount needed to get the job done.

Gbawe:

You should "follow issues" too. If you did you will note GEJ doing the opposite of what Nigeria needs that seems , to any neutral person, a thinly veiled attempt to protect the interest of his AGIP buddies. It is difficult to consistently argue that GEJ is doing the right things when fundamentally required reforms are ignored and blatantly pro status quo decisions are being taken everyday eg moribund and grossly corrupt NNPC to turn around our refineries within 2 years. Have you seen any major and badly needed reorganisation of the NNPC , a known home of grand corruption, that fills you with confidence about the achievement of the task GEJ has given it?