Investigations: 14 power stations in low performance in last two months

Lagos -- Following the power outages being experienced across the country, findings by SweetctudeReports have shown that 14 gas-powered generating stations in the country had, in the last two months, either had limited generation or had not generated power alt all.

This came on the heels of an announcement by Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, notifying customers of a planned outage from February 7 to 13 due to maintenance, and upgrading of facilities.

SweetcrudeReports gathered that affected power generating stations include Omotosho units 5 & 6, Olorunsogo units 3, 4 & 6, Omoku Units 3 & 6, Omotosho NIPP units 3 & 4, Delta units 15, 17, and 18, Afam VI units 11 & 12, Olorunsogo NIPP unit 3, Ihovbor NIPP unit 2, Sapele Steam unit 3, Sapele NIPP unit 1, Odukpani

NIPP units 1 & 3, and Okpai units 11, 12 & 18.

Also, within the same period, Jebba Hydro and Shiroro stations were either out or had limited generation, causing a loss of 232 megawatts, MW, in the national grid.

Other power generating plants such as Omotosho units 3&4, Olorunsogo units 1, Delta units 10 &20, Afam VI unit 13, Ihovbor NIPP units 4, Geregu NIPP units 22&23 and Odukpani NIPP units 2, 4 & 5, have also been out either on fault or for scheduled maintenance, causing a further loss of about 3,180M.

A combination of the above scenarios had persisted and the total effect on the grid was persistent low generation.

More recently, from the 1st to 4th of March 2022, there was generation shortfall due to water management in Shiroro and Jebba hydro with the loss of 307MW and 125MW respectively from both stations.

Within the same period, there were fault and technical problems in Egbin, causing 514MW shortfall and in Geregu. leading to 230MW shortfall, while fault at Alaoji NIPP reduced generation from the substation by 263MW.