The national power grid lost 1,770 megawatts in two days as generation fell below the 3,000MW mark on Friday, the latest data obtained by our correspondent on Saturday revealed.

The total available electricity generation fell to 2,938.5MW as of 6am on Friday from 4,708.3MW on Wednesday.


Data from the Nigeria Electricity System Operator, an arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, revealed that generation peaked at 4,806.8MW on Thursday.

The system operator put Nigeria’s installed generation capacity at 12,910.40MW; available capacity at 7,652.60MW; transmission wheeling capacity at 8,100MW; and the peak generation ever attained at 5,375MW.

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

The Executive Secretary, Association of Power Generation Companies, the umbrella body for the GenCos, Dr Joy Ogaji, told our correspondent that the limitations of the transmission and distribution networks as well as a lack of payments to Gencos were responsible for the drop in generation.

Government-owned Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc buys electricity in bulk from Gencos through Power Purchase Agreements and sells to the distribution companies, which then supply it to the consumers.

The Federal Government, in March 2017, approved N701bn payment assurance guarantee by the Central Bank of Nigeria to help Gencos meet gas payment obligation starting from January 2017 to December 2018.

Ogaji said, “The guarantee has ended. Up till now there is no plan for payment to Gencos, apart from the 26 per cent the Discos are paying. Gas suppliers are not ready to accept 26 per cent payment for the gas they sell to Gencos.”

She said some Gencos had to get loans to pay for gas supply.


She added, “But the transmission network is not available to take all the power generated by Gencos. The TCN claims it can wheel 8,100MW but we know it can sustain 4,500MW.

“The rainy season is approaching, a lot of the networks are very weak. We will see a further drop in generation as the rains start because the transmission and distribution networks are very bad.”

The TCN, which manages the national grid, is still fully owned and operated by the government. The grid collapsed five times in the first two months of the year, according to the company.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/03/power-generation-drops-from-47083mw-to.html

Let's see who the overhype-wonder minister of power & darkness called-Fashola is going blame this time around.

Is Nigeria cursed

for 4 complete years the only thing the useless Buhari govt has added to the power grid are lies lies and lies while in reality the Buhari govt has not added a single MW to grid neither improved on what was inherited from Jonathan ...Such a shame

Next level darkness

The light situation here is not encouraging.Poor.
We pay your suppliers in china.check my siggy

Terrible nation! Before we blame the government, I blame the various operators of this industry. How can a country be in this type of darkness for over 40 years? Nigeria politiciams have disappointed the citizens

Back to square one, next level things

When buhari is finished with Nigeria, e go bad pass Somalia. just watch and see

Na wa
Even in next level

60 years old country who still can boost of 3 hours of electricity, the country should be sold to China.

When will this country get past all these? Its disheartening. Countries are progressing, doing electric cars we are still talking of power...
Where is Fashola and his promises before he became Minister of darkness

Next level

We should keep deceiving ourselves.

All the electricity we generate in Nigeria is not close to what Hearthrow Airport generate alone..

How power keeps floundering at below 5000MW all the time is truly rocket science

make something vex improve for this country na

Very true.

The poor masses shouting APC & PDP upanda will suffer it... Go to places(were politicians reside) like Garki, Asokoro, Maitama and Wuse, Gwarinpa u get 24hrs power supply, but when you come to were the masses live (nyanya, mararaba, suleja, Gwagwalada, Bwari, dutse) they are in perpetual darkness with monthly crazy billing from NEPA..

Then TNC should be bundled and sold to capable private investors...I for one will promote any thing which is private driven. the record is straight on this all government owned institutions and agency always performed below expectation: formerly NITEL, Federal government owned schools, all Federal owned stadiums, Nigeria Airways, NNPC the list goes on.

NEXT LEVEL

Too bad

That's like worse off than where we were when Jonathan handed over

W
Here is za fawer

Fashiola and his stupid lies,this country is a big joke aswear

Who else noticed that power supply improved a few days to presidential elections, halted after the postponement... Then resumed before the elections...sustained after de incumbent won, to enable us celebrate de victory. Then, immediately after concluding all de elections yesterday, power outage. Gbam!!

giving excuses for failure would never trust any policians

YoungFr:
Next level of darkness

Electricity has been so bad. Gen sef don tire.

na una sabi

Mr Lie Muhammed & Mr Fashola wiil still blame GEJ after 4 years in office