“Power Generation Crashed To Zero Megawatts Six Times in May” – Report

ESI Africa, Africa’s power journal, in its report, said industry data showed that power supply to households and businesses fell significantly in May as the national grid recorded six total collapses and one partial collapse within the period.

The data further showed that the national grid collapsed 11 times in the first five months of 2016, compared to six and nine times for 2015 and 2014, adding that generation system was failing to deliver. It stated that the most recent total system collapse was recorded on June 1.

It said last Friday that 11 power plants, including the Shiroro Power Station in Niger State, are not operating.

Others are not Afam IV & V, Geregu I, Omotosho I, AES, ASCO, Trans-Amadi, Rivers IPP, Gbarain, Olorunsogo I and II, the report added.

According to the Ministry of Power, the total national power generation stood at 2,604.5 megawatts (mw) as at Friday morning.

It came down from a peak of 5,074.7mw on February 2. Generation from Egbin, the nation’s biggest power station, stood at 181mw, down from 1,085mw on March 15, it said.

Shiroro Power Station in Niger State, Olorunsogo II in Ogun State and Rivers and Trans-Amadi IPPs, both in Rivers State, were idle.