The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday said Nigeria is currently experiencing power shortage due to inadequate gas supply.
Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager, Public Affairs of TCN, who stated in a statement made available to The NEXT EDITION, noted that several power plants across the country had been starved of gas, resulting in reduction in the quantum of power transmitted to the various distribution companies for onward supply to electricity consumers.
He said: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the public that the nation’s power sector is experiencing power supply shortage caused by low gas supply which has restrained the ability of many thermal power stations to generate optimally.
“The thermal power plants affected by gas supply constraint include; Sapele NIPP, Olorunsogo NIPP, Ihovbor NIPP and Azura Edo power plants, which generated zero Megawatts yesterday. Other thermal power plants equally affected, but generated at lower capacities include Egbin (Steam), Sapele (Steam), Delta (gas), Geregu (gas), Omotosho(gas), Olorusogo (gas), Geregu NIPP, Alaoji NIPP, Omotosho NIPP, Odukpani NIPP, Okpai (Gas/Steam) and Omoku (gas) power generating plants.
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“TCN hereby notes that as a result of the prevailing gas constraints, there has been significant reduction in the quantum of power transmitted to the various distribution companies for onward supply to electricity consumers across Nigeria.
“TCN has, however, discussed with the management of some of the affected power plants and many of them attributed their challenges to gas pipeline and processing maintenance being carried out by their gas suppliers.
“According to the management of some of the affected power plants, the maintenance of gas facilities are expected to last for ten days. Therefore, it is expected that the gas supply challenges will ease before the end of next week,” stated Mbah.
