Electricity generation sinks to 1,580MW

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday confirmed that the power generation level has dropped to an all-time low of 1,580 Mega Watts (MW), thereby dampening hopes of early resolution of the nation’s power supply crisis.

The power generation slide, which was earlier attributed to gas pipeline vandalism, was said to have been accentuated by the on-going industrial dispute in the nation’s power sector.

Already the epileptic supply has been deeply impacting on commercial and domestic activities, as consumers continued to groan under intense heat and business collapse, even as fuel scarcity has blighted private power generation.

According to the TCN’s System Operations, the lower generation automatically degenerated into lower power allocation to the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) across the country.

Nigerians to pay for only the power they consume as NERC releases new electriity tariff

Nigerians will henceforth pay for only the power they consume as the new electricity tariff released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has removed fixed electricity charges that has constantly caused discrepancies in the billing system of meters in most Nigerian homes.

This recent development is contained in a statement released by Sam Amadi, chairman of NERC today December 21st.

Nigeria hits record high of daily electricity transmission of 101,088 MWH

The Nigerian National grid has attained an all time maximum energy wheel out of 101, 088 Mega Watt Hour. 

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), operator of the grid, which revealed this on Thursday, maintained that it successfully wheeled out this power volume considered unprecedented in Nigeria’s history. 

General Manager, Public Affairs, of the company, Mrs. Seun Olagunju, said in a statement that the achievement was made on Wednesday, 5th August, 2015. 

According to the statement, the company, under the MHI management team, had articulated a short, medium and long terms grid expansion plans aimed at growing and sustaining improvement in the nation’s transmission grid and that TCN has continued to pursue these plans vigorously to ensure that its grid expansion goals and timelines are met. 

The statement further noted that it is in line with this that the company has been able to comfortably wheel 101,088MWH, the maximum energy ever moved along the nation’s transmission line on 5th August, 2015. This development, TCN noted, is indicative of the networks growing capability to evacuate even more energy.