The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that the maximum generated electricity available for it to transmit for distribution across the country has dropped to 3,000 megawatts (MW).
TCN said in a statement signed by its Assistant General Manager, Public Affairs, Dave Ifabiyi, in Abuja that the unexpected drop in power generation was occasioned by a recent act of vandalism on the nation’s key gas pipeline, the Trans-Forcados gas pipeline.
The development means that the country’s electricity generation which averaged about 4,500MW in recent times has dropped by almost 1,500MW. It noted that the drop would necessitate regular supply rationing because gas supply to three key power generation companies, Egbin, Olorunsogo, and Geregu had been affected by the act.
The drop which has necessitated power supply rationing, is due to gas supply shortages in several power generating stations following reported acts of vandalism on the Trans- Forcados Gas Pipeline, which occurred on January 6,” Ifabiyi said in the statement.
TCN therefore appealed to the public to bear with it on the attendant power rationing and promised that efforts were being mobilised for early restoration of normal services.
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