The number of idle power plants in the country rose by two to eight on Tuesday, worsening the blackout being experienced by many consumers.The nation’s 27 plants generated 4,191.
8MW as of 6am on Saturday but their total output plunged to 1,843.3MW on Sunday, data obtained from the Nigeria Electricity System Operator showed.
Egbin, the nation’s biggest power plant, located in Lagos, saw its output fall to 336MW as of 6am on Tuesday from 471MW on Monday. It produced 645MW on Saturday. Alaoji’s GT1, GT2 and GT3 were out due to low load demand by the distribution companies, while GT4 was said to be awaiting spare parts.
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