Electricity supply: Eight Nigerian Power Plants suffer setback
The Nigerian Ministry of Power has blamed the current decline in electricity supply across the country on the decline of eight power plants and a hydro station.
They are the Sapele, Afam, Olonrunsogo, Omotosho, Ibom, Egbin, Alaoji and Ihovbor power plants.
While the Jebba Power Plant was shut down for annual maintenance, seven other integrated power plants, including Geregu, Sapele, Omotosho, Gbarain, Omuku, Paras and Alaoji are experiencing gas constraints.
The Shiroro plant is experiencing water management problem as well.
A statement signed by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, Aaron Airtimas, said, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, expressed regret over the development, even as he offered apologies to Nigerians for the inconveniences the power shortage has caused.
He assured Nigerians that the ministry through the appropriate agencies was working assiduously to rectify the technical and gas problems affecting the plants.
“The problem is caused by the breakdown of some of the National Integrated Power Plants supplying electricity to the national grid. The national grid would be restored to its previous distribution peak of about 5,600MW of electricity achieved early this year,” the statement read.
