ivandragon:
Power generation drops to 2,390MW, 15 plants idle



Power generation in the country plunged to 2 , 390 . 20 megawatts on Monday as the number of idle power plants rose from seven to 15, according to the latest data from the Federal Ministry of Power , Works and Housing .
Total electricity generation has been hovering below 4 , 000 MW in recent months and stood at 3 , 741 . 30MW as of 6 am on Sunday .



The nation generates most of its electricity from gas -fired power plants, while output from hydropower plants makes up about 30 per cent of the total .



But the three hydropower plants accounted for more than 50 per cent of the electricity generated as of 6 am on Monday, with Kainji , Jebba and Shiroro producing 366 MW , 354 MW and 494 MW , respectively .
Egbin , the biggest power station in the country , saw its output drop to 176 MW on Monday from 306 MW on Saturday .



The idle plants are Sapele , Afam IV & V, Geregu , Omotosho , Geregu NIPP , Alaoji , Omotosho NIPP , Odukpani NIPP , Ihovbor NIPP , Gbarain NIPP , Okpai , Afam VI , AES , ASCO and Rivers IPP .


The PUNCH had reported on Monday that electricity generation companies in the country were saying that their plants were being forced to operate below their optimal capacity levels .


The Executive Secretary , Association of Power Generation Companies, the umbrella body for the Gencos , Dr Joy Ogaji , in an emailed response to questions from our correspondent , attributed the problem to transmission and distribution .



She said, “Specifically , generation companies are pinned down by some operational impediments . The frequency of instructions to either increase load or decrease load ( ramp up and ramp down) and , in some cases, shut down, has induced damaging stresses to the components of the machines .



“These instructions, reflective of the grid behaviour , are subjecting key electrical components of the power plants to operational stresses. Our available generation has always been steady between 7 , 500 MW and 8 , 000 MW ; you can check the records at the National Control Centre , Osogbo . ”


https://punchng.com/power-generation-drops-to-2390mw-15-plants-idle/

WhyMoD:
Minister of darkness don hai nwii..

I know he'd be regretting why he made so much mouth.

masterP042:
No aspect of this country is working optimally, the privatization that works in other countries don't seem to work here. I know as Nigerians it's easy for us to blame, either we blame the leaders or we blame spirits. We as the masses need to do our own part, stop vandalizing the transmission equipment and the gas pipelines leading to the gas stations. The situation would be better if we don't do all these.

ivandragon:
Power generation drops to 2,390MW, 15 plants idle



Power generation in the country plunged to 2 , 390 . 20 megawatts on Monday as the number of idle power plants rose from seven to 15, according to the latest data from the Federal Ministry of Power , Works and Housing .
Total electricity generation has been hovering below 4 , 000 MW in recent months and stood at 3 , 741 . 30MW as of 6 am on Sunday .



The nation generates most of its electricity from gas -fired power plants, while output from hydropower plants makes up about 30 per cent of the total .



But the three hydropower plants accounted for more than 50 per cent of the electricity generated as of 6 am on Monday, with Kainji , Jebba and Shiroro producing 366 MW , 354 MW and 494 MW , respectively .
Egbin , the biggest power station in the country , saw its output drop to 176 MW on Monday from 306 MW on Saturday .



The idle plants are Sapele , Afam IV & V, Geregu , Omotosho , Geregu NIPP , Alaoji , Omotosho NIPP , Odukpani NIPP , Ihovbor NIPP , Gbarain NIPP , Okpai , Afam VI , AES , ASCO and Rivers IPP .


The PUNCH had reported on Monday that electricity generation companies in the country were saying that their plants were being forced to operate below their optimal capacity levels .


The Executive Secretary , Association of Power Generation Companies, the umbrella body for the Gencos , Dr Joy Ogaji , in an emailed response to questions from our correspondent , attributed the problem to transmission and distribution .



She said, “Specifically , generation companies are pinned down by some operational impediments . The frequency of instructions to either increase load or decrease load ( ramp up and ramp down) and , in some cases, shut down, has induced damaging stresses to the components of the machines .



“These instructions, reflective of the grid behaviour , are subjecting key electrical components of the power plants to operational stresses. Our available generation has always been steady between 7 , 500 MW and 8 , 000 MW ; you can check the records at the National Control Centre , Osogbo . ”


https://punchng.com/power-generation-drops-to-2390mw-15-plants-idle/

contigiency:
Too bad. but it's like most people now report only negative news in this government. When this power generation reached a peak of 7000mgw, many people ignored to report it. it took the government themselves to report it. but When It's this bad, our dear journalists and bloggers becomes busy competing for space on who will report first. That's the highest level of unpartriotism and hypocrisy.

guyossy:
My opinion is that we should do away with the national grid system and allow each state to generate and distribute its own power. This will bring competition among the states and there will be power everywhere. When that is achieved we can talk about integration to make it cheaper.

kennygee:
Na don't three days a week we dey see light now. And bill go still be 10k.