The Power generation companies (Gencos) have accused the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) of being responsible for the low power supply in the country, saying the Discos arbitrarily determine the quantity of power to distribute to the consumers, without regards to the power the Gencos can generate and supply to the grid for distribution.

The Gencos also accused the regulator, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) of encouraging the Discos to limit the quantity of power being generated and supplied to the stranded public.


In their reactions to a recent claim by the Discos that the Gencos were only able to generate an average of 3,453 megawatts (MW) to the national grid since 2013 when the power market privatisation was implemented, the generation companies under the aegis of the Association of Power Generating Companies (APGC), told Akelicious yesterday that NERC had encouraged the Discos to limit the quantity of power to be distributed.

According to the Gencos, the regulatory agency had in connivance with the Discos included in the Transition Electricity Market (TEM) Supplementary Order of 2015, terms that limited the volume of electricity they can put on the grid and be paid for.

In a note sent to Akelicious by the Executive Secretary of APGC, Dr. Joy Ogaji, the Gencos claimed the reduction in their billable generation capacity was instigated by the Discos and approved by the NERC.

They further explained that with this development, the Discos would continue to determine the quantity of power to be distributed to consumers and not the quantity the Gencos would make available for sale.

The Gencos further disclosed that NERC had also directed that metered energy be converted into capacity for billing.

“This regulatory directive, on a monthly basis, brings down the actual billable mobilised Gencos capacity, leading to the Discos billed less. It is believed that this reduction of capacity during billing was instigated by the Discos and the regulator approved of it.

“The current state of the market, where a generation company is short-changed for the benefit of other market participant negates the tenets of the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO),” said the Gencos.

They noted: “The result of the foregoing is that, Gencos have not been receiving full payment for the electricity supplied by them, while the gas suppliers have also not been receiving full payments for gas supplied to the Gencos.

“This has accounted for the sub-optimal growth, inefficient operation and the current dire situation of the Gencos, which has huge negative impact on the entire power sector. The current NESI, completely negates the tenets of the MYTO as a model to incentivise prudent operators.”

According to them: “In summary, the current tariff is calculated for the Discos based on the actual generation, meaning what each Disco actually receive on monthly bases as dictated by themselves in line with their load rejection and allowed by the regulator (this can be verified from NERC).

“This clearly implies that the power on the grid is determined purely by what the Discos decide to take and not what is declared as available to be supplied by the Gencos or documented by the System Operator.”

“If this is the case, we do not see how the Discos whose abysmal performance is responsible for the state of the market cries wolf and foul. It is akin to the story of the millipede and the person who stepped on the millipede. The NESI should move past this attention seeking behaviour to a reality and solution seeking mode,” the Gencos added.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/01/gencos-accuse-discos-of-inhibiting.html

Daura dulllard don finish electricity sector.

Blame game as usual

As if Nigerians don't know that the shortfall will be made up for by generators from Mikano, JMG etc and of course, those from China sold by our Igbo brothers.

Fact is generator biz is big biz in Nigeria and it is our so called politicians that are the promoters. As long as a state of emergency is not declared in the power sector and importation of generators banned, the gencos and discos will continue to keep us at their mercy.

Discos and Gencos should be merged in the first instance.

jidemoh:
As if Nigerians don't know that the shortfall will be made up for by generators from Mikano, JMG etc and of course, those from China sold by our Igbo brothers.

Fact is generator biz is big biz in Nigeria and it is our so called politicians that are the promoters. As long as a state of emergency is not declared in the power sector and importation of generators banned, the gencos and discos will continue to keep us at their mercy.

Contrary to what you think it has nothing to do with Generator suppliers but the criminal conspiracy to sell darkness to consumer , yes our DISCOS are actually in the business of selling darkness to consumer and they know it, this business model is aided by that scam called estimated billing!!! As long as govt allows them to continue estimated billing the more they will reject power from the GENCOS..Do you know EKO Disco is the greatest criminal in this as it rejects 70 percent of the electricity wheeled to it monthly ...Again contrary to what you think Generator sellers are not even the second beneficiaries of the darkness but fuel importers, 50 percent of the petrol consumption on Nigeria is done by small petrol generators ..

Due to the power cut, using emergency generator is necessary for standby power supply.