Power generation drops to 2,200Mw

• Published date: 18 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

At 14:00 hours yesterday, power generation dropped to 2,200MW from 3,553MW at 13:00 hours, The Nation learnt.

Of 24 power plants, only 10 generated the 2,200MW, according to the Independent System Operator of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in its document entitled: 'List of GenCos and their MW Load at 14:00hours on 17/01/2023.'

It implies a loss of 1,253MW within one hour, indicating 35.26 per cent decrease in the energy production of the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).

The 10 electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), which produced the 2,200MW, were Alaoji NIPP (Gas) 102.40MW, Azura-Edo (Gas) 422MW, Jebba (Hydro) 369MW, Kainji (Hydro) 390MW, Odukpanu NIPP (Gas) 307MW, Okpai Gas (Steam) 101MW, Omotosho (Gas)164.60MW, Omotosho NIPP (Gas) 101MW, Paras Energy (Gas) 65.80MW and Sapele (Steam) 85.80MW.

In a similar document entitled: 'Distribution Load Profile: Data as at 17/01/2023 @14:46:00,' the SO show that it allocated 2,888MW to the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos), The Nation also learnt.

The allocation was as follows: Abuja DisCo 389MW, Benin DisCo 237MW, Eko DisCo 371MW, Enugu DisCo 277MW, Ibadan DisCo 349MW, Ikeja DisCo 409MW, Jos 166MW, Kaduna DisCo 193MW, Kano 205MW, Port Harcourt 209MW and Yola 83MW.

It would be recalled the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) had last Sunday attributed the decline in production to grid disturbance.

Responding in a WhatsApp chat with The Nation, APGC...