Electricity generation in the country plunged to 3,456 megawatts on Tuesday, losing 1,108MW in seven days, according to latest data obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday.
Total power generation dropped from 4,564.60MW as of 6.00am on February 19 to 3,456.20MW on February 24, a day after the presidential and National Assembly elections. It stood at 4,358MW as of 6.00 am on Saturday.
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. Generation from Egbin, the nation’s biggest power station, fell to 491MW as of 6.00 am on Monday from 581MW on February 8. The plant, which produced as high as 1,085MW on March 15, 2016, has been generating far less than its installed capacity of 1,320MW in more than two years.
The Executive Secretary, Association of Power Generation Companies, the umbrella body for the Gencos, Dr Joy Ogaji, attributed the problem to transmission and distribution. The power grid has suffered four collapses so far this year, according to data from the system operator.
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