Nine of the nation’s 26 power plants did not generate any megawatts of electricity on Wednesday, coupled with significant reduction in the generation from two of the hydropower plants and several others.

The Shiroro Power Station in Niger State and Jebba Power Station in Kwara State saw their output fall to 300MW and 381MW, respectively, down from 450MW and 476MW on Friday, according to industry data obtained by our correspondent.

Unit 411G3 of Shiroro was out for water management, while 411G4 was out on maintenance.

Jebba’s unit 2G4 was also out for water management and 2G6 due to burnt generator winding and automatic voltage regulator.

Generation from Egbin, which is located in Lagos, with an installed capacity of 1,320MW, was said to have been limited to 160MW as of 6am on Wednesday, largely due to gas supply shortages, compared to the 172MW recorded on Tuesday, November 29.

The nation recorded another total system collapse on Sunday, December 4, the second in less than two weeks. The national grid had collapsed on November 24, the data showed.

The total national power generation fell to 3,251MW as of 6am on Wednesday, down from 3,574.2MW on Monday, November 28.

The power plants that were idle included Olorunsogo II in Ogun State and Ibom Power in Cross River.

Other plants, which did not generate any megawatt of electricity, were Afam IV & V, Odukpani NIPP, Trans-Amadi, AES, ASCO and Gbarain.

Olorunsogo’s units GT1, 2, 3, 4 and ST2 were said to be out due to gas constraints, while ST1 was out on maintenance.

The GT1 unit of Ibom Power was out on guide vane problem, while GT2 and 3 were out due to maintenance of the gas station for 45 days since October 21.

Twelve units of Afam IV & V were said to have been de-commissioned and scrapped; units GT13, 14, 15 and 16 were out on blade failure; GT17 and 18 were out due to burnt generator transformer; while GT19 and 20 were awaiting major overhaul.

Odukpani’s GT1 was shut down due to low excitation; GT2 out on maintenance; GT3 tripped on fire alarm; GT4 out due to unit transformer problem; and GT5 out due to gas constraints.

Trans-Amadi’s GT1, 2 and 4 were out due to gas constraints and GT3 out on fault, according to the data.

The AES was said to be out of production; ASCO’s GT1 was shut down due to leakage in the furnace; and Gbarain’s GT2 was out due to gas constraints.

http://www.energywatchng.com/nine-power-plants-shut-shiroro-jebba-lose-245mw/

Fashola is electricity generation now a rocket science

lalasticlala no wonder why we've being in darkness for over 2days in my area.

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How such thing no go happen

When he left power problem

Flexing muscle in ondo

I repeat time is going

Got they assured us of 5000MW by Dec?

Minister of darkness is still learning on the job. He's yet to understand the difference between Lagos state and Nigeria.

Buhari is really working wonders, who can fault him?



He promised to destroy jobs, and he is doing it well.



He promised to make Nigerians Hungry and he is doing it well


They are putting the electrical infrastructure to good use
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Who can blame the Cattle rearer, that's all he knows

hummmmm

Useless government

E go better for everybody...Sai Baba!!!

ogbeni Fashola. i think it is now rocket science to generate electricity. #TalkIsCheap.

hmn

divide9ja:

SMH............YOUR MONIKER

Useless government in power.... this clueless old man has brought us nothing but pain... your days are numbered old man.... such a hero of shame.

Na WA o. three hours on six hours off Na I'm bedc dey do us for okhoro Benin city. which means in a month we dey get light for only ten days. then the remaining twenty days Na off things.
even the three hours when we take dey manage get Na prayer plus abeg
most times we nor dey get am for that three hours but the six hours off Na for sure.
it seems the the nation is retrogressing not progressing.
Na revolution suppose fit this country where all youth go come together and fight the government. uprising.
but that can not happen because Nigeria is more of a battle field between the igbo and hausa. where the Yorubas are pretending not to be on any one side but carefully examining it they are on the Hausa side.
I pity for this nation. make my bsc show make I find my way out of this country. NIGERIA is a mistake

Rocket science....

the Nigerian politician doesn't understand the meaning of redundancy
in cases like this backup power plants should start up immediately
but SAN fashola ain't an engineer

Minister of darkness

Nigeria

Fashola coman EXPLAIN before I sack u.

It's not rocket science after all

Welcome to recession proper.
Thumbs up daura govt.

You can't even understand if the problem with power is generation or transmission...just imagine Egbin installed capacity compared to what is been generated

at anthony village where i work ,there has been light since monday till now, dem never take am, but my house ,no light since saturday till today, i go cool down wait for when dem go come for disconnection, when the man climb the three wood electric pole , i will just pour fuel on the pole and set it on fire, i go know how him go take come down

Dark days are looming

Solar all the way.

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