A nationwide blackout is imminent as Nigeria power generation has fallen below the 3,000 megawatts mark.

Sadly, number of idle power plants increased to eight on Sunday from five on Friday.

Reports say the nation’s power grid lost a total of 743.4MW over the weekend as generation dropped from 3,306.6MW on Friday to 2,632.4MW and 2,563.2MW on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

It was gathered that a total generation stood at 2,886.7MW as of 6am on Monday, with seven power plants, including Sapele II and Alaoji II not generating any megawatt.

Other idle plants on Monday were Afam IV & V, Gbarain II, AES, ASCO and Rivers IPP, according to the latest data from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing.

Electricity generation from the nation’s biggest power station, Egbin, located in Lagos, dropped to 272MW as of 6am on Monday from 381MW and 312MW and on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

At Afam IV & V, units GT1 to 12 have been de-commissioned and scrapped; GT13 to 16 are out on blade failure; GT17 and 18 out due to burnt generator transformer; and GT19 and 20 are awaiting major overhaul.

Sapele II’s GT1 unit was said to be out on undisclosed fault; GT2 tripped on low gas pressure; GT3 out on bearing lift pump trouble; and GT4 tripped on loss of auxiliary.

Units GT1, 2 and 4 of Alaoji were said to be out due to gas constraints, while GT3 was shut down due to generator air inlet filter trouble.

Gbarain II’s GT2 was said to be out for frequency management, while AES has been out of production since September 27, 2014.

http://www.looknaija.com/2017/07/nationwide-blackout-imminent-power-generation-falls-3000mw/

AFTER SUCH A HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF....

PRIMITIVE POLITICS

StephDamielola:
AFTER SUCH A HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF....

PRIMITIVE POLITICS

can you now see, and they are still planni,g to hike it to #7.45/HKW


chaiiii naija is finished

As if the nation has been living with power supply before now.

The topic should read - Nationwide blackout sustained as 8 stations shut.

But where is lalasticlala sef

Fashola is useless, still can't believe this is the same man that boasted about electricity not being rocket science.

Electricity has now become rocket science under Fashola.

na today,it is expected

How did Nigerians get to this point of perpetual cluelessness . APC =All Promises Cancelled

People who voted this government in will perpetually share in their punishment in the fullness of time.

This is what happens when a 'Lawyer' is in charge of 'Power', with all due respect Mr Fashola to me is simply a 'spokesman' for the Ministry of Power........

This is never a news. Are we not in blackout before?

APC has won.

Nigeria has lost.

Fashola has won.

Nigeria has lost.

All these negative news is it because Buhari is set to return?

Naira depreciates; National Black Out; Floods assume homes and cities; Bridges fall; Intra State Roads collapse, etc.

Is this ordinary?

BUHARI/OSINBAJO are working, by 2019 idiotic element will vote them again

When will it better here?

May God help us in this country

Veekid this is for una.. ;DVeekid this is for una..

No electricity already.

Fashola isnt awake to his responsibility

He is either denying his new wife or dead tired after realizing his brain is better suited for amala and ewedu politics than rocket science

How can such a minister declare buhari incapacitated when his own brain leaves even more to be desired

Where we in whiteout before?

Nigeria is DOOMED!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE0NoiZAgZc

We have always been in perpetual blackout, nothing new here...

Something radical and decisive needs to be done.


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Buhari

God pls save us.

Bimpe29:
When will it better here?

It may never get better, i seriously hope n pray that's not the case though..


No wonder in my area n surrounding towns we haven't had power for 5 days now and still counting.. May God help us.

Chei. Bad news all over the country.

AjalaJ:
Something radical and decisive needs to be done.


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Buhari needs to step down

Nigeria is not working gave me my bifria Oct 1 is almost here