Electricity: Nigerians To Face Blackout For 10 Days As Shortage Of Gas Hits 16 Power Plants
16 power plants have been hit with a shortage of gas causing power generation to drop, thereby, Nigerians will face blackout for 10 days until the completion of maintenance.
Joy Kalu 
It has been reported that Nigerian are set to face another blackout for the next 10 days as the shortage of gas has hit 16 power generating plants causing power generation to drop to 3,675 megawatts (MW) from its highest point.
Operators reportedly said until scheduled maintenance is completed on the gas pipelines the drop in power supply will continue for another 10 days.
Power generation statistics from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) puts peak generation at 4,055MW on Friday, March 6, but by the close of the day it had dropped to 3,236MW.
Meanwhile, Ndidi Mbah, TCN spokesperson, in a statement on Saturday, March 7 confirmed this development.
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She said: “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.”
"Due to the cut in gas supply, four Generation Companies (GenCos) namely Sapele NIPP, Olorunsogo NIPP, Ihovbor NIPP and Azura Edo generated zero megawatts (MW) on Friday, March 6.
"Though twelve other power plants were affected they generated at lower capacities.
The TCN spokesperson added that the gas constraint has caused a remarkable reduction in the amount of power transmitted to the various Distribution Companies (DisCos) for supply to electricity consumers.
