Following constraints ranging from water and gas shortages, as well as delays of switching on the Alaoji-Ikot Ekpene transmission line, the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, would have supplied the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) 6,410 Megawatts (Mw) of power on Monday, June 27.
NESI, in its daily report which it posted on its website on Tuesday, June 28, as part of Monday activities in the market said the constraints culminated in the loss of 4,407MW on the day under review.
However, the Nigerian Electricity System Operator (SO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) was able to wheel out 2,003 Mega Watts MW to the 11 DisCos
“On June 27 2016, average energy sent out was 2003 MWh/hour (up by 72MWh/h). The reported gas constraint was 4322MW. The reported line constraint was 85MW. The water management constraint was 0MW. The power sector lost the estimated equivalent of N2,115, 000, 000 on June 27 2016 due to constraints,”NESI said.
Following the data, the market would have supplied 6,410MW if there were no constraints. The firm also added that the constraints resulted in the loss of an equivalent of N2.115b.
