Reports from various parts of Nigeria have shown that power supply across the country still remained erratic despite the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) claims of having delivered 3,749.6mw to 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) on 23rd March, 2022.
Blackout engulfed the country following the March 15, 2022 collapse of the national power grid. The collapse of the national power grid which recorded a loss of about 1100 megawatts is reportedly the 108th time Nigeria recorded grid packed up since the power sector was privatized in 2013.
According to the TCN’s Operational Report of 24th March, 2022, the Peak Generation of the day stood at 3,920mw and the lowest generation at 3,478.7Mw.
Power minister, Abubakar Aliyu, had said that issues of right of way (RoW) were largely responsible for the delay in the implementation of about 32 power transmission projects worth $137 million.
Aliyu who spoke on the ongoing measures to add 2,500mw to the national grid had explained that the issue of ROW was hindering the billions of naira of transmission projects designed to strengthen and expand the national power grid.
According to the minister, most of the projects seem to have been abandoned or delayed because of gaps in implementation of RoW resolutions being handled by state governments.
While confirming the implementation of one of the steps, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Infrastructure, Mr. Ahmed Zakari, had said that the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company (NGMC) has signed a $50million contract to deliver 125 to 250mmscf of gas to the gas plants of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The contract according to Zakari will add 800mw to the national power grid.
Meanwhile, the electricity generation companies (GenCos) had blamed poor power supply in Nigeria on alleged weak transmission capacity and over N1.6 trillion debts allegedly owed them by the federal government.
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