Gas constraint prevents 1,500MW daily power generation

The unavailability of gas is preventing the generation of over 1,500 megawatts of electricity on a daily basis since the beginning of this year.

Gas-fired power plants contribute about 70 per cent of Nigeria’s total electricity on the national grid. But the latest industry data showed that the thermal plants had been facing gas supply challenges lately.

This is coming as the Nigeria Gas Association, a body made up of gas producers, told PUNCH correspondent that power generation companies were not accepting enough gas due to their indebtedness to suppliers.

Findings from the National Control Centre and the Nigeria System Operator, which are arms of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, showed that the drop in power generation as a result of gas constraint since the beginning of this month was in contrast to what obtained in December 2017.
Punch, January 25, 2018

 

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