Power: Discos Short-changed Nigerians 841MW of Daily Supplies

Daily public electricity supply to homes and businesses across Nigeria was cut down by an average of 841 megawatts (MW) the whole of last week, a cumulative report on the industry’s operation for the period has disclosed.

The report, which was obtained from the National Control Centre (NCC) by THISDAY in Abuja, stated that on the average, about 841MW of electricity generated by generation companies (Gencos) every day could not be taken to homes and offices by the distribution companies (Discos) on account of constraints they had with their respective feeders.

According to the report, an average of 3,292.3MW was generated daily for the period; yet, the 11 Discos could not take all of that to customers in their networks.

The report also noted that on the average, the market deferred a daily income of N1.346 billion because of these operational constraints which also include gas.

“On June 25 2017, average power sent out was 3,398MWh/ hour (down by 111MWh/h). The reported gas constraint was 1927MW; the reported line constraint was 98.3MW. The reported frequency management constraint due to loss of Disco feeders was 445MW. The power sector lost an estimated N1, 186,000,000 on June 25 2017 due to constraints.

“On June 29 2017, average power sent out was 3,491MWh/ hour (up by 238MWh/h); the reported gas constraint was 1747MW; the reported line constraint was 161.9MW. The reported frequency management constraint due to loss of Disco feeders was 770MW; the water management constraint was 0MW. The power sector lost an estimated N1, 286,000,000 on June 29 2017 due to constraints,” said the reports.

It further explained: “On June 28 2017, average power sent out was 3,253MWh/hour (up by 372MWh/h); the reported gas constraint was 1867MW; the reported line constraint was 10.4MW. The reported frequency management constraint due to loss of Disco feeders was 959MW; the water management constraint was 0MW. The power sector lost an estimated N1, 361,000,000 on June 28 2017 due to constraints.

“On June 27 2017, average power sent out was 2,881MWh/ hour (down by 452MWh/h); the reported gas constraint was 1927MW; the reported line constraint was 684.3MW. The reported frequency management constraint due to loss of Disco feeders was 890MW; the water management constraint was