Power generation at the Egbin Thermal Station has dropped from 1,100 to 500 megawatts.
Mike Uzoigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of the station, said in Lagos on Monday that the drop was due to insufficient gas to power the turbines.
“We have not received gas supply from the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) and the water level is low,” he said. “The station is at this time unusually witnessing low water level, which has made it impossible to generate the required level of power. Egbin power generation has dropped by about 70 per cent.’
Uzoigwe, had on May 27, assured that power generation from the station would reach its full capacity of 1,320 before the end of fourth quarter of the year. He said this would be possible when Unit Six, which is currently down, was repaired.
The station, which is the biggest electricity generating plant in Nigeria, has a total of six units, each of which has capacity of 220 megawatts.
Five out of the six units are currently working.
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Power generation drops at Egbin station
Power generation drops at Egbin station
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
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