The Nigerian Electricity System Operator (SO) website, a sub agency of TCN, disclosed the figure in its daily forecast on power generation data in Lagos on Sunday.

The TCN attributed the drop to low water levels at the hydro power stations and dearth of gas to the power generating companies.

TCN said the total output of 2,662.20 megawatts from all the generation companies on Sunday had been transferred to the 11 distribution companies across the country.

According to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) operational report for Jan. 4, the power sector hit a peak generation of 4,959 megawatts but dropped to 2,662.20 megawatts on Jan. 22.

NESI said the sector recorded highest system frequency of 51.32Hz and lowest system frequency of 48.52 Hz, while the highest and the lowest voltage recorded on Sunday were 372KV and 300KV, respectively.

An official of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), who preferred anonymity, told NAN that electricity generation had been dwindling due to challenge of accessing gas by generation companies.

The official said that low level water levels at the country’s hydro thermal stations also contributed to the drop in generation.

He said that most hydro stations are currently confronted with low water challenges to generate energy.

The TCN official said that this often caused system collapse when the system scrabbled to distribute energy from the grid to distribution companies and the quantum of energy was not sufficient.

According to him, it is a challenging period for power sector but it will get better once the hydro swing into high water level and gas becomes available.

He attributed the drop in generation to the attack launched against pipeline facilities belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) on Jan. 17 around Ugheli in Delta State.

Similarly, a top official of Egbin Power Station, who also pleaded anonymity, said that the power plant, with a capacity of 1,320 megawatts, now generates 340 megawatts due to gas constraint.

The official said that the 340 megawatts Egbin generated was wheeled out to the national grid at 6.00 am on Sunday.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, had on Friday said that the sabotage of power assets by militants prevented Nigeria from generating 7,000 MW of electricity.

“Today, at its most frugal, the nation’s power grid would support 6,500MW; pushed to its limit, it would carry 7,200MW.

“So it is not true when you hear that the grid capacity is not more than 5,000MW. It is growing every day and more projects are coming up.

“We have completed some and more are still coming up. So that is where we are,” Fashola said at the Nextier Power Dialogue in Abuja on Friday.

The Minister said while power was out due to attacks in one axis, the expansion of either the grid or gas supply was kept alive on another axis and hydro power was also being expanded.

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Gyoo Chull-Yeom, the Managing Director of KEPCO, who gave the assurance during a facility tour of the plant by journalists, assured that, there were plans to provide an additional projected capacity of 1,350 mega watts, during the year.

Chull-Yeom said that the new management also intends to collaborate with the New Electricity Distribution Company (NEDC), the Nigerian partners, to restore Egbin to its installed capacity of 1,320 mega watts.

He said that when completed, the station was expected to have 2,670 mega watts, with the aim of achieving a total capacity of over 10, 000 mega watts in the next decade, if the demand permit.

According to him, “our relationship with Nigeria over the year has shown that the nation is filled with resilient and resourceful people, who are driven by a spirit of entrepreneurship that ranks among the best in the world.’’

“Yes, there are challenges bordering on infrastructure and human capital that will require time to overcome.

“We will need the patience and support of all Nigerians as we work towards overcoming these challenges with innovation, commitment and determination. We see a future where Nigeria will become an exporter of power. This is possible with our collective resolve.’’

Chull-Yeom said Kepco was a company at the cutting edge of using the most recent and effective technologies to ensure sustainable, efficient and safe generation and delivery of power.

He said that Kepco was amongst the largest nuclear power exporting companies and was also involved in every form of generation from wind, thermal, coal, solar, mass, hydro and renewable energy.

“It is our desire to work with our counterparts here, using technology that is best suited to Nigeria, to deliver world class services in power generation, and ultimately, to other parts of Africa.

“With our discipline and technology, we are confident that our partnership here in Nigeria will produce records that will be notable globally.

“Already, we have begun a review of the infrastructure and processes at the Egbin power plant and the Ikeja Distribution Company. This is an ongoing process aimed at setting the foundations for world-class services to our customers,”  he added.

Chull-Yeeom assured the workers that the management was working with the consortium to establish a framework for robust learning and development programmes for staff.

He added that those training activities will facilitate the adoption of new technologies and empower staff with up-to-date knowledge of global trends in the sector, whilst maintaining a safe environment.

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