Power generation in Nigeria has risen above 4,000MW — FG

 

The Federal Government has said power generation in the country has risen above 4,000 megawatts after hovering between 3,000MW and 3,800MW since the start of the year. Industry operators said the development which became noticeable on March 31, 2015 is attributed to the general elections.

Power generation for the past six months has been poor due to frequent vandalism of oil pipelines and destruction of vital infrastructure supplying gas to electricity generation plants. However, as of March 31, figures from the Federal Ministry of Power showed that the country’s peak generation was 4,011.4MW, while energy generation was put at 3,540.42MW and the energy sent out was 3,465.36MW.

Peak demand and highest peak generated power were 12,800MW and 4,517MW, respectively as of March 31, as well. Peak generation consists of the quantum of electricity held as spinning reserves and the amount of energy sent out to electricity distribution firms.

The country normally holds some quantum of electricity as spinning reserves in case of an emergency. Reports suggest that the interest of Nigerians during the period leading to the elections led to a reduction in the occurrence of pipeline vandalism. The presidential and National Assembly elections were held on March 28.

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Power generation in Nigeria has risen above 4,000MW — FG By Olawale Kadir on April 6, 2015 @ 9:39 am@todayngr Pin It Chinedu Nebo new Click here for Nigeria's Largest Newspaper Directory The Federal Government has said power generation in the country has risen above 4,000 megawatts after hovering between 3,000MW and 3,800MW since the start of the year. Industry operators said the development which became noticeable on March 31, 2015 is attributed to the general elections. Power generation for the past six months has been poor due to frequent vandalism of oil pipelines and destruction of vital infrastructure supplying gas to electricity generation plants. However, as of March 31, figures from the Federal Ministry of Power showed that the country’s peak generation was 4,011.4MW, while energy generation was put at 3,540.42MW and the energy sent out was 3,465.36MW. Peak demand and highest peak generated power were 12,800MW and 4,517MW, respectively as of March 31, as well. Peak generation consists of the quantum of electricity held as spinning reserves and the amount of energy sent out to electricity distribution firms. The country normally holds some quantum of electricity as spinning reserves in case of an emergency. Reports suggest that the interest of Nigerians during the period leading to the elections led to a reduction in the occurrence of pipeline vandalism. The presidential and National Assembly elections were held on March 28. Some senior officials of the Ministry of Power who spoke on Sunday under anonymity explained that the country recorded less cases of pipeline vandalism in March, adding that the industry also had a near smooth supply of gas to the power plants and recorded a marginal rise in the generation of electricity due to less interruption of power installations.

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