As Electricity Privatisation takes off, National Power Generation Reaches 4,000 Mega Watts
The
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that the nation’s power
generation now hovers between 3,800 Mega Watts and 4,000 MW.
Mrs.
Seun Olagunju, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, disclosed this to
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on November
27, 2013, Wednesday.
She
said that the restoration of power to 4,000 MW followed the repairs of
the vandalised pipeline supplying gas to Okpai power plant in Delta
State.
Olagunju
said that the 450 MW from Okpai power plant lost during the period of
the damage had been returned into the national grid since November 25,
2013, Monday.
She reassured Nigerians that power supply would be stable after the completion of repair work on the gas pipelines.
The TCN spokesperson reiterated the Federal Government’s determination to improve power supply across the country.
She said the Federal Government was also collaborating with states to implement the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP).
She
said that the private sector was being encouraged to complement efforts
of government by building power projects aimed at increasing power
generation capacity.
“So,
I want to assure Nigerians that from what we are seeing on ground, from
the end of this year onwards, I believe that there will be greater
stability of power in the country.
“Even now, there is marginal increase in power generation.
“We have taken it from less than 2,000 MW watts to over 4,000 MW now,” Olagunju said.
She said that ongoing construction of additional power plants would increase power generation from the end of 2013 to 2014.
“Let
me reassure Nigerians that as far as power supply is concerned, our
country is moving in the right direction; far better than it used to be.
“So, let’s keep working together so that Nigeria can be lighted up 24 hours.
“We
have over 4,000 mega watts of electricity now, but what we are sending
out in the average is 3,800 MW because of the frequency control that
regulates the supply.” she said.
It
would be recalled that Okpai Power Plant was shut down on November 23,
2013, following the vandalism of the pipeline that supplies gas to Okpai
power plant.
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