The electricity supply situation in the country has gotten worse as a result of a combination of generation, transmission and distribution problems which have led to more stringent power rationing .
Some industry sources say the receding level of water at hydro power stations due to the waning rainy season is taking effect on generation, even though by Monday the peak generation was put at 4,883 megawatts.
But Lagos and many other parts of the country are currently being subjected to severe power outages.
Senior power industry sources told our reporter that vandalisation of the transmission tower at Okpai in Delta State has made it difficult to transfer about 400 megawatts of electricity to other parts of the country.
It was also said that a 132 KV transmission line fell off its hinges on a tower at Ajah in Lagos state, forcing the TCN to use its Lagos West facilities which is said to have power evacuation limitations, further undermining power supply to Lagos state.
This is said to have put pressure on the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as regards power evacuation to other parts of the country.
But Clement Ezeolisah , Assistant General Manager with TCN, said the company has been able to achieve a new record peak generation of 4,883.9MW and the highest maximum daily energy delivery of 106,288.48MWH on Monday.
This is against the previous peak generation of 4,810.7MW attained on 25th August, 2015.
Sarma Dipak, managing director, System Operation/Market Operation, TCN, also attributed the achievement to the improvement in the supply of gas to the power generating stations and enhanced cooperation among all the stakeholders.
Dipak therefore assured consumers that TCN would continue to strive to improve the network capacity to deliver more quality power to the electricity distribution companies.
Boidun Ajifowobaje , the managing director of Ikeja Electric, said the situation has been under control as it has been able to manage the 400 megawatts of electricity it gets daily, but that some of the customers of Ikeja Electric are complaining because of recent transmission hitches, resulting in undersupply.
A source at Egbin Power plant said, “As at the moment we are generating 1,100mw”.
The electricity supply situation in the country has gotten worse as a result of a combination of generation, transmission and distribution problems which have led to more stringent power rationing .
Some industry sources say the receding level of water at hydro power stations due to the waning rainy season is taking effect on generation, even though by Monday the peak generation was put at 4,883 megawatts.
But Lagos and many other parts of the country are currently being subjected to severe power outages.
Senior power industry sources told our reporter that vandalisation of the transmission tower at Okpai in Delta State has made it difficult to transfer about 400 megawatts of electricity to other parts of the country.
It was also said that a 132 KV transmission line fell off its hinges on a tower at Ajah in Lagos state, forcing the TCN to use its Lagos West facilities which is said to have power evacuation limitations, further undermining power supply to Lagos state.
This is said to have put pressure on the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as regards power evacuation to other parts of the country.
But Clement Ezeolisah, Assistant General Manager with TCN, said the company has been able to achieve a new record peak generation of 4,883.9MW and the highest maximum daily energy delivery of 106,288.48MWH on Monday.
This is against the previous peak generation of 4,810.7MW attained on 25th August, 2015.
Sarma Dipak, managing director, System Operation/Market Operation, TCN, also attributed the achievement to the improvement in the supply of gas to the power generating stations and enhanced cooperation among all the stakeholders.
Dipak therefore assured consumers that TCN would continue to strive to improve the network capacity to deliver more quality power to the electricity distribution companies.
Boidun Ajifowobaje , the managing director of Ikeja Electric, said the situation has been under control as it has been able to manage the 400 megawatts of electricity it gets daily, but that some of the customers of Ikeja Electric are complaining because of recent transmission hitches, resulting in undersupply.
A source at Egbin Power plant said, “As at the moment we are generating 1,100mw”.
Olusola Bello
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