The federal government has warned that the epileptic power supply being faced nationwide could get worse by
tomorrow May 23rd
if the strike action by the Senior and Junior staff
unions of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation persist. At a
press briefing in Abuja today, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Power, Ambassador Godknows Igali said prior to the strike action,
Nigeria was comfortably producing 4,800MW but this has dropped to
1,327MW due to unavailability of gas.
"As of 12noon on Friday, May 22, 2015,
Utorogu, Chevron gas plants
are all shut down while Ughelli and CNL Escravos are all isolated
already. At the eastern axis, Shell Gas, Alakiri, has also been shut
down.
This has led to the several power plants being stranded and shut down.
These include Egbin, Olorunshogo I and II, Omotosho I and II, Geregu
I and II, Ihonvor and Sapele (NIPP) on the western axis and Alaoji on
the eastern end. The overall effect is that power supply, which had
started picking
up steadily since the beginning of the week, following repairs of
various vandalised portions of the ELP Line and the Trans-Forcados Gas
Pipelines, has fallen to an all-time-unprecedented low of 1,327MW as of
1pm, Friday, May 22, 2015. This situation could get worse if the strike (action) continues.” he said
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