Electricity generation in the country has plunged from over 3,700megawatts, mw to 3,655mw as a result of reduction in gas supply to power plants.
Findings revealed that the drop in gas supply was driven by pipeline vandalism in some oil producing areas.
However, the Presidential Task Force of Power indicated that the nation’s power stations collectively generated 3,655mw of which 3,565.09mw was distributed while the balance was used to stabilise the system.
The Director General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muda Yusuf said supply would likely improve following expected increase in rainfall.
Explaining that increased rainfall has culminated in increased use of hydro stations to generate electricity, Yusuf added that whenever it rains heavily, the nation always witness an improvement in power because of improved performance of hydro plants.
He said: “There are indications that the coming of the rainy season has swelled the dams to generate more power than in the past. Consequently, the nation’s hydro stations have done better than they used to do in the early part of the year when there was not much rainfall.”
To this end, the Director General charged stakeholders to ensure they sustain the relatively high level of supply, and even increase it further in order to meet the great expectations of consumers in the coming months.
