Latest data from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has revealed that supply worsened over the past week as generation fell by over 1,000 megawatts on the account of violent rainstorms that enveloped entire parts of the country.
It added that Power generation stood at 3,192.20MW as of 6 am on Sunday, according to data from the Nigeria Electricity System Operator.
Furthemore, from 4,339.10MW as of 6 am on Monday, April 30, the total electricity generation plunged to a low of 2,552.40MW on Thursday, as the number of idle power plants increased to 12 from seven on Wednesday.
The data showed that generation, which stood at 4,185.50MW on Wednesday, fell to 3,019.20MW on Friday, as eight power plants were not generating any megawatt.
According to the data, the idle power plants are Afam IV and V, Alaoji NIPP, Olorunsogo NIPP, Odukpani NIPP, Gbarain NIPP, AES, ASCO, and Trans-Amadi.
The system operator put the installed generation capacity at 11,165.40MW; available capacity at 7,139.60MW; current transmission capacity at 7,000MW; and network operational capacity at 5,500MW.
The nation generates most of its electricity from gas-fired power plants, while the output from hydropower plants makes up about 30 percent of the total.
Unutilised generation capacity stood at 3,710MW on Friday, with 1,905MW due to frequency management occasioned by distribution companies’ load demand; 1,613MW due to gas constraint; 197.8MW as a result of line constraints; and 95MW due to water management.
